The South Carolina House will be on spring break this week. Speaker Jay Lucas is continuing his tradition of allowing the chamber to have a week off leading into Easter.
Governor Henry McMaster joined two organizations to celebrate Higher Education Day at the State House.
The coalition says they feel members of the state House of Representatives have fast-tracked a new committee bill that would censor the teaching of truthful history in South Carolina classrooms, without giving the public or any African American subcommittee members an opportunity to weigh in.
A proposal to stop transgender students from playing girls’ and women’s sports in public South Carolina high schools and colleges is moving through the state House after stalling twice last year.
The South Carolina Senate is debating a bill that would give some poorer or disabled students money so they could pick a private school or public school outside their district.
After nearly two years of work, supporters of a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ and women’s sports in South Carolina high schools and public colleges have gotten a proposal out of committee.
At the State House, lawmakers recognized South Carolina State University Day.
The South Carolina House is taking the week off after passing its version of the state’s $14 billion budget.
The proposal would break up the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control into two new agencies.
Mental health advocates here in South Carolina are calling on lawmakers to prioritize suicide prevention and mental health initiatives in the state.
