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‘We have deal’: Biden, bipartisan senators on infrastructure

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak and Jonathan Lemire

Jun 24, 2021 1:15 PM EDT

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President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that “we have a deal,” signaling a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan that would achieve his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle.

Wet weather eliminates drought across state, committee says

Jun 23, 2021 9:13 PM EDT

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina committee that monitors how dry South Carolina is has declared the state is drought free for now. The South Carolina Drought Response Committee voted Wednesday to remove six counties in the northeast part of the state from an incipient drought, which is the first of four levels. Rain from several systems, including Tropical…

No more tolls for Hilton Head’s Cross Island Parkway

Jun 23, 2021 4:08 PM EDT

Associated Press,

At the end of the month, motorists traveling Hilton Head Island’s Cross Island Parkway will no longer have to pay a toll. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said it will stop collecting tolls June 30.

High court limits when police can enter home without warrant

Jun 23, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put limits on when police officers pursuing a fleeing suspect can enter a home without a warrant.

President Biden urges shots for young adults as variant concern grows

By Zeke Miller

Jun 23, 2021 6:51 AM EDT

Associated Press,

President Joe Biden is urging more COVID-19 vaccinations for young adults in the United States as concerns of the Delta variant is growing.

GOP filibuster blocks Democrats’ big voting rights bill

Jun 22, 2021 9:22 PM EDT

Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democrats’ sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law has suffered a major setback in the U.S. Senate. The bill failed in a key test vote Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of Republican opposition. The measure would strike down hurdles to voting that advocates view as the Civil Rights fight of the era. President…

New reports shed little new light on South Carolina killings

Jun 22, 2021 9:15 PM EDT

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – State police have released a number of additional reports on the shooting deaths of a mother and her son from a prominent South Carolina legal family. But the reports released Monday some two weeks after the deaths contain little new information and a number of passages blacked out. Authorities say 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh and his 52-year-old…

Santee Cooper: Executives’ great work deserves 6 more months

Jun 22, 2021 12:51 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The board that runs Santee Cooper has agreed to ask two executives hired to overhaul and stabilize the state-owned utility to stay in their jobs for six more months. The board also voted Monday to reward Santee Cooper CEO Mark Bonsall and deputy CEO Charles Duckworth with more than $400,000 in bonuses.

High court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit

By Jessica Gresko

Jun 22, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The Supreme Court is backing Nestle and Cargill and threw out a child slave labor lawsuit against both of the companies.

Lawmakers consider bill to let mental health professionals refuse care for religious beliefs

Lawmakers are expected to meet again later this summer to continue discussions over the issue

Jun 21, 2021 11:50 PM EDT

Associated Press,

FILE Columbia, SC (Associated Press) — South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill to let mental health professionals refuse to provide care that violates their religious beliefs. The legislation was introduced in response to a new ordinance banning conversion therapy for minors in Columbia, The state’s capital city. The bill’s sponsor is Josh Kimbrell, a Republican senator from Spartanburg. He…

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‘We have deal’: Biden, bipartisan senators on infrastructure

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak and Jonathan Lemire

Wet weather eliminates drought across state, committee says

No more tolls for Hilton Head’s Cross Island Parkway

High court limits when police can enter home without warrant

President Biden urges shots for young adults as variant concern grows

By Zeke Miller

GOP filibuster blocks Democrats’ big voting rights bill

New reports shed little new light on South Carolina killings

Santee Cooper: Executives’ great work deserves 6 more months

High court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit

By Jessica Gresko

Lawmakers consider bill to let mental health professionals refuse care for religious beliefs

Lawmakers are expected to meet again later this summer to continue discussions over the issue

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