Author: Associated Press

Tuition at Clemson going up

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – It’s going to cost more to get an education at Clemson starting this fall. The school’s board of trustees Friday approved a 1% tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students, and a 3.8% increase for out-of-state students. That means tuition for in-state undergraduate students will rise $75 a semester to $7,560. Yearly tuition for out-of-state students will…

Lesbian couple sues over South Carolina’s foster care waiver

by MEG KINNARD Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is again at the center of federal litigation spawned by a waiver allowing a state-contracted foster care agency to deny services to same-sex and non-Christian families. A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses the state and federal governments of discriminating against a lesbian couple by rejecting them as foster parents. Eden Rogers and Brandy…