SC Democrat moves final US House map debate to Senate floor
A Democratic South Carolina senator says he’ll wait to debate his radically different map for U.S. House districts before the full Senate.
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‘Bold’ likely the theme at South Carolina State of the State
Gov. Henry McMaster is expected to say South Carolina needs to be bold and seize opportunities created by billions of additional dollars in the budget in his State of the State speech on Wednesday.
Nick Saban, others urge Manchin to protect voting rights
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and other prominent sports figures with ties to West Virginia have urged U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to support sweeping legislation to protect the right to vote.
Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won’t stop filibuster
Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat. President Joe Biden’s own party is poised to let the bill fail as two hold-out senators are unwilling to change the Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster.
Storm’s slick aftermath nixes S. Carolina lawmaking sessions
The South Carolina House and Senate sessions scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled because of slick road conditions in parts of the state. Poor conditions remained in part of South Carolina’s Upstate region and elsewhere after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on some areas and ice elsewhere.
On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work
President Joe Biden says Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting what he calls “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow.” Biden’s remarks Monday were among many by politicians acknowledging unmet needs for racial equality on Martin Luther King Day.
Scott creates MLK Day videos, hopes to rebut Biden speech
The U.S. Senate’s only Black Republican is putting forth what he characterizes as a positive response to partisan rhetoric on race that he’s best-positioned to rebut. Tim Scott of South Carolina tells The Associated Press that he hopes a video series on issues he sees as pertinent to the Black community will help refocus a fraught national conversation on race.
S. Carolina governor prepares for State of the State speech
McMaster will speak to both senators and representatives in the South Carolina House chamber Wednesday at 7 p.m.
49ers hang on over Cowboys 23-17 in chaotic wild-card finish
Former Gamecock Deebo Samuel ran 26 yards for a touchdown for a comfortable lead in the third quarter before the Cowboys rallied and ran out of time trying to get a final play in the 49ers’ 23-17 victory Sunday.
ACC commissioner says CFP expansion should be put on hold
Phillips said both Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and new Miami coach Mario Cristobal, who was an assistant coach on Alabama teams that played in the playoff, expressed concerns about having teams that reach the championship game play 16 or possibly 17 games in a new format.
