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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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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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Funeral set for 7 year old mauled to death by dogs after falling from window

A viewing for Shamar Jackson is scheduled to be held Wednesday June 23, 2021
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Image: WPDE MARION, S.C. (AP) — Funeral arrangements are set for a 7-year-old boy who was mauled to death by dogs in South Carolina. According to the family, a viewing for Shamar Jackson will be held on June 23 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Bartells Funeral Home in Dillon, WMBF-TV reported. Funeral services are scheduled for the following day…

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South Carolina’s $11 billion budget heading to governor

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South Carolina’s nearly $11 billion budget has been sent to the governor’s desk as lawmakers cut close the deadline to get the spending plan in place before it begins July 1. There is something for almost everyone in the budget, including raises for most state employees, teachers and law enforcement officers.

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Scotch whisky makers welcome suspension of costly US tariffs

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LONDON (AP) — Scotch single malt whisky makers breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the United States agreed to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland’s main exports in the wake of the resolution of a long-standing transatlantic trade row over subsidies to aircraft companies Boeing and Airbus. President Donald Trump imposed the 25% tariffs on select products of the…

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