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Could a vaccine mandate for City of Columbia employees be on its way?

With private companies issuing vaccine mandates in Columbia, the city itself has yet to do so for its employees. The city audited its workforce last month and found that just more than half of employees were vaccinated. Since offering a $500 incentive to get the shot, that percentage is up to 78%.

State Sen. Hugh Leatherman under hospice care

Columbia, S.C. (AP)--South Carolina's oldest and most powerful state lawmaker is currently receiving hospice care after the discovery of what colleagues describe as an inoperable cancer. A GOP senator told The Associated Press…

SC among three states warned over COVID rules

PHOENIX (AP) - The Biden administration is threatening to revoke the authority for three Republican-controlled states to handle their own workplace safety regulations because they have refused to adopt rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19. The threats were…

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