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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.

How Many Licks does it take to get a School Voucher Bill Passed?

Senate Education Committee Chairman Greg Hembree, R-Myrtle Beach, discusses a new school voucher bill during the Dec. 10, 2024, Senate Education K-12 subcommittee hearing. A new bill, set to replace a similar law overturned by the state Supreme Court, is set to move through the Senate early next year.
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Senate Education Committee Chairman Greg Hembree, R-Myrtle Beach, discusses a new school voucher bill during the Dec. 10, 2024, Senate Education K-12 subcommittee hearing. A new bill, set to replace a similar law overturned by the state Supreme Court, is set to move through the Senate early next year.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 14, 2024: we look at why the federal government is suing South Carolina; reporter Maayan Schechter tells us of two South Carolinians among the 39 folks Biden pardoned along with nearly 1,500 people prison sentence commutations; Senate Republicans are going all-gas-no-brakes on a third attempt at a school voucher bill; 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.