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Since October, the state health department has reported 52 measles cases related to an outbreak in the Upstate, plus thr...
11/21/2025

Since October, the state health department has reported 52 measles cases related to an outbreak in the Upstate, plus three unrelated cases. That includes eight new cases reported this week.

Most of the people in quarantine were students or staff at three Upstate schools. Travelers and churchgoers may have also been exposed.

As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves wit...
11/21/2025

As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills. Read about it in SC Daily Gazette from our affiliate Stateline.

Patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal f...
11/21/2025

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers. Read in SC Daily Gazette for what she said (and what she didn't). From States Newsroom's D.C. bureau.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ comments on a need to "rebuild this program" have befuddled advocates and lawmakers.

Ex-Rep. RJ May, who pleaded guilty in September to sending videos of children being sexually abused, is newly charged th...
11/20/2025

Ex-Rep. RJ May, who pleaded guilty in September to sending videos of children being sexually abused, is newly charged this week with failing to pay his income taxes. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette for the latest on the former legislator.

Ex-Rep. RJ May faces new charges of failing to pay his state incomes for calendar years 2022 through 2024.

South Carolina House leadership tasked a legislative panel to come up with ways to reduce violent crimes among juveniles...
11/20/2025

South Carolina House leadership tasked a legislative panel to come up with ways to reduce violent crimes among juveniles. Its first round of recommendations largely involves what happens after they commit offenses, both minor and violent. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette on the proposals being drafted and the one idea on guns that came up.

So far, most proposals from a panel on violent teen crime only deal with how the state treats juveniles after they’re arrested.

Some lighthearted festive news: The 59th annual Carolighting ceremony at the Statehouse is Sunday. This year's Christmas...
11/20/2025

Some lighthearted festive news: The 59th annual Carolighting ceremony at the Statehouse is Sunday. This year's Christmas tree is a 35-foot-tall spruce from Morganton, North Carolina. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette on the ceremony.

The 59th annual Carolighting ceremony, which includes caroling and performances from local artists, starts at 6 p.m. Sunday.

The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would revoke part of a law Congress approved just last week, which fo...
11/20/2025

The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would revoke part of a law Congress approved just last week, which for the first time allows senators to sue the federal government, potentially for millions of dollars, if their data is subpoenaed without their knowledge. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has said he intends to sue. Read about the provision and yesterday's vote in SC Daily Gazette from States Newsroom's D.C. desk.

The provision allows eight GOP senators whose cellphone records were subpoenaed by Biden's FBI, including SC's Lindsey Graham, to sue the government.

Our latest COMMENTARY comes from the president of the SC Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, who marks National Rural H...
11/20/2025

Our latest COMMENTARY comes from the president of the SC Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, who marks National Rural Health Day by highlighting the importance of certified register nurse anesthetists. She also advocates for modernizing South Carolina's supervision requirements on anesthesiology. Read her take in SC Daily Gazette and, of course, let us know what you think.

Commentary from the president of the South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, who advocates modernizing SC anesthesiology rules.

A federal judge signed off on a $34 million legal settlement between former owners of stock in South Carolina’s now-defu...
11/19/2025

A federal judge signed off on a $34 million legal settlement between former owners of stock in South Carolina’s now-defunct SCANA Corp. and the auditing firm tasked with monitoring the utility company’s books amid the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette about the settlement.

A federal judge signed off on a $34M legal settlement between former SCANA Corp. shareholders and the company's auditing firm.

South Carolina’s parole board on Wednesday approved releasing a Greenwood mother who’s spent nearly six years in prison ...
11/19/2025

South Carolina’s parole board on Wednesday approved releasing a Greenwood mother who’s spent nearly six years in prison for killing her abuser. Read my article in SC Daily Gazette on the board's rare vote, the case, and who supported her release.

South Carolina's parole board approved releasing a Greenwood mother who's spent nearly six years in prison for killing her abuser.

U.S. senators began debating Wednesday how to reduce health care costs. Republicans at the Finance Committee hearing arg...
11/19/2025

U.S. senators began debating Wednesday how to reduce health care costs. Republicans at the Finance Committee hearing argued Obamacare has led to a spike in health insurance costs that shouldn’t be offset by tax credits any longer. Democrats urged their colleagues to extend the enhanced subsidies for at least another year. Read more in SC Daily Gazette about today's hearing, from States Newsroom's D.C. desk.

Republicans argued Obamacare has led to a spike in health insurance costs that should no longer be offset by tax credits. Democrats want to extend the enhanced subsidies for at least another year.

Our latest COMMENTARY comes from Jack Morrissey, American Conservation Coalition's state director for the Carolinas. He ...
11/19/2025

Our latest COMMENTARY comes from Jack Morrissey, American Conservation Coalition's state director for the Carolinas. He advocates for a faster federal permitting process. Read his take in SC Daily Gazette and, as always, let us know what you think.

Commentary from the Carolinas director for the American Conservation Coalition, who advocates for speeding up the regulatory process.

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