Author: Associated Press

SC lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A committee in the South Carolina House has again rejected a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-11 against the bill on Tuesday. The same committee tabled a similar proposal March 16, leading supporters to change some introductory language…

South Carolina grows by double digits again, tops 5M people

A breakdown of the demographics from the Census will be released at a later date

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s population has grown by double-digit percentage points for the fifth decade in a row, but that wasn’t enough for the state to add another U.S. House seat. The U.S. Census Bureau says South Carolina had 5,118,425 people as of April 1. The state grew by 10.7% from 2010, adding nearly 500,000 people. South Carolina…