South Carolina freezes tuition for certain colleges
The state of South Carolina has frozen certain college tuitions for several years.
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Proposed SC bill says ‘life begins at conception’; all abortions illegal
A proposed bill in South Carolina aims to give an unborn child human rights, which would make all abortions illegal if passed.
Sen. Graham appears to blame Biden for Russia-Ukraine war, praises Trump’s peace eff
Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the third anniversary of the start of the Ukraine-Russia war, appeared to blame the Biden administration for the conflict while praising Donald Trump’s Russian-friendly stance in seeking a peace agreement.
USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.
The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600
The Trump administration moved its fast-paced dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development toward what appeared to be its final phases, telling all but a fraction of staffers worldwide that they were on leave as of Monday and notifying at least 1,600 of the U.S.-based staffers they were being fired.
Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments
Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.
Deadline approaches for small businesses to apply for disaster loans in South Carolina
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses in Berkeley, Georgetown, Horry and Orangeburg counties that the deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans is approaching.
SC House Committee revises Senate’s lottery voucher plan to use state funds
A showdown could be brewing between the SC Senate and House on School Vouchers to use public funds toward private school tuition.
Lawsuit filed by 17 states against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceed
A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions may proceed, a federal appeals court ruled.
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda.
