US consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
By Martin Crutsinger
The consumer price index says consumer prices climbed some 6.8% before seasonal adjustment, the largest 12-month increase in nearly 40 years.
SC GOP removes private COVID-19 vaccine ban in sudden switch
The South Carolina House spent five hours debating a proposal to prevent private companies in South Carolina from firing employees who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But then just before a final vote on the bill, House Republican stripped the ban from the bill, leaving it only banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, contractors and public school students.
