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Two more South Carolina public colleges are seeking to add state-funded internship programs following success at Clemson...
12/25/2025

Two more South Carolina public colleges are seeking to add state-funded internship programs following success at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette about colleges' budget requests for internship programs.

Two more SC public colleges are seeking to add state-funded internship programs following success at Clemson and USC.

Dozens of children, some dressed as angels, shepherds, and farm animals, stood flanked by twinkling blue and white light...
12/24/2025

Dozens of children, some dressed as angels, shepherds, and farm animals, stood flanked by twinkling blue and white lights as they sang Ukrainian Christmas carols at a Raleigh church recently. Read in SC Daily Gazette about a Ukrainian school in Raleigh, North Carolina, from our affiliate NC Newsline.

Founded in the wake of the Russian invasion, the Ukraine House school and cultural center in Raleigh has been a source of solace and community for refugees.

This year, the nonprofit Palmetto Conservation Foundation completed a 218-mile stretch of paths connecting the state’s c...
12/24/2025

This year, the nonprofit Palmetto Conservation Foundation completed a 218-mile stretch of paths connecting the state’s capital to its coast. Over the next five to seven years, the nonprofit wants to finish its 30-year goal of connecting about 520 miles of trail extending across the state. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette about the Palmetto Trail.

Finishing the 218-mile stretch was a big milestone for a nonprofit hoping to eventually connect more than 500 miles of trail across the state

Beginning in 2026, the days when visitors can visit national parks and monuments for free is changing, the U.S. National...
12/24/2025

Beginning in 2026, the days when visitors can visit national parks and monuments for free is changing, the U.S. National Park Service announced this month. Read in SC Daily Gazette about which days will be "fee-free" next year.

Beginning in 2026, the days when visitors can visit national parks and monuments for free is changing, the U.S. National Park Service announced this month. The Department of the Interior eliminated almost all the existing free-pass days listed for 2025, only keeping one of the eight designated days:...

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette touts being the first candidate for South Carolina governor to meet with voters in all 46 countie...
12/23/2025

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette touts being the first candidate for South Carolina governor to meet with voters in all 46 counties. She's also the only one making her first solo run for elected office. Read Adrian Ashford's article in SC Daily Gazette about her five-month tour.

Evette touts being the first candidate for governor to meet with voters in all 46 counties. She's also the only one making her first solo run for elected office.

Today's COMMENTARY comes from Lynn Teague with the League of Women Voters' SC chapter. She explains her opposition to a ...
12/23/2025

Today's COMMENTARY comes from Lynn Teague with the League of Women Voters' SC chapter. She explains her opposition to a proposed data center in Colleton County by questioning who will ultimately pay for it. Read her take in SC Daily Gazette and, of course, let us know what you think.

Commentary from Lynn Teague with the League of Women Voters, who questions the costs of a data center planned for Colleton County.

Clemson University’s soon-to-retire president, Jim Clements, stands out as the only South Carolina public college presid...
12/22/2025

Clemson University’s soon-to-retire president, Jim Clements, stands out as the only South Carolina public college president to sit on a corporate board. The practice has been around for decades nationwide. But it can draw colleges into controversies. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette on what happened at Clemson and what she learned about policies at SC colleges.

Clemson University’s soon-to-retire president stands out as the only South Carolina public college president to sit on a corporate board.

Our latest COMMENTARY is from the CEO of the Columbia Area Development Partnership on how it uses the public-private mod...
12/22/2025

Our latest COMMENTARY is from the CEO of the Columbia Area Development Partnership on how it uses the public-private model to spur the economy. Its early successes, he writes, include the workforce training center Cornerstone at Midlands Tech, which opened last month. Read Jeff Ruble's take in SC Daily Gazette:

Commentary from Jeff Ruble, CEO of the Columbia Area Development Partnership, on how it uses the public-private model to spur the economy.

Republican candidates for governor will face off in at least three debates hosted by the state GOP before voters choose ...
12/22/2025

Republican candidates for governor will face off in at least three debates hosted by the state GOP before voters choose a nominee in the June primaries. Read Adrian Ashford's article in SC Daily Gazette on the schedule.

GOP candidates in the SC governor's race will face one another at a series of debates, the South Carolina Republican Party announced Monday.

There are three special elections Tuesday for Statehouse seats. Ballots for only one of them indicate an actual contest....
12/22/2025

There are three special elections Tuesday for Statehouse seats. Ballots for only one of them indicate an actual contest. Read Adrian Ashford's article in SC Daily Gazette on the special elections in South Carolina two days before Christmas.

Ballots for only one of the three special elections Tuesday for Statehouse seats indicate an actual contest.

South Carolina is among 11 states that have "expressed a willingness to comply."
12/19/2025

South Carolina is among 11 states that have "expressed a willingness to comply."

Trump’s Department of Justice offers states, including SC, confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds

ICYMI: South Carolina's mental health office has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last December...
12/19/2025

ICYMI: South Carolina's mental health office has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last December. The federal agency claimed South Carolina’s agencies kept people in restrictive residential housing longer than necessary. Here's how South Carolina will respond.

The state's mental health agency will bolster programs meant to keep people out of residential treatment centers under the agreement.

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