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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 26, 2024: we catch up with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bruce Bannister; we check out what earmarks Sen. Lindsey Graham secured in the recently approved federal budget; we have a report from Victoria Hansen on North Charleston's new mayor, Reggie Burgess; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 19, 2024: a look at the Senate’s recently passed judicial reform bill; an update on a controversial Senate bill that would restrict how the state could respond to a future public health emergency; House Speaker Murrell Smith updates us on what the priorities are for his chamber with eight weeks left in the session; and more!
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Filing opens at noon March 16 and will run through noon April 1. Some county election offices might be closed on March 29 for Good Friday.
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Justice John Kittredge will succeed Chief Justice Don Beatty, who is the court's only Black justice. Beatty will retire from the court this summer.
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"The regulations are going to be key to meet family needs and child safety, along with quality," said S.C. House Education Committee Chairwoman Shannon Erickson.
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Will the S.C. Legislature change the way most judges are vetted and elected in South Carolina? A debate is raging in the Statehouse over how much influence legislators should have in who becomes a state judge.
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House Ethics Committee Chairman Jay Jordan said that in light of the court ruling, so-called special interest caucuses can now operate similar to traditional caucuses.
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The S.C. Senate's five female senators will be honored Oct. 29 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston.
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The city of Columbia and state lawmakers broke ground Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, on the redevelopment of Finlay Park.
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A special election to fill the S.C. Senate seat previously held by the late Sen. John Scott will be Jan. 2, 2024.