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State government offices in Richland and Lexington counties will remain open and operate as normal on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 unless otherwise directed. State employees in these counties are expected to report to work as scheduled.

Tariff or not Tariff, that is the Question

Potential tariffs could have major impacts on South Carolina's globally connected economy. Economists this week in South Carolina are set to discuss those ramifications should President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign goods come to fruition.
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Potential tariffs could have major impacts on South Carolina's globally connected economy. Economists this week in South Carolina are set to discuss those ramifications should President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign goods come to fruition.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 10, 2024: we hear more from Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey on the upcoming session; two prominent South Carolinians weigh in on transgender issues in Washington; we hear about how President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs may affect South Carolina; and more!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.