This act would require all schools in South Carolina to train teachers, faculty and staff how to respond to students who have seizures at school or on the school bus.
The South Carolina Senate debate on medical marijuana is going into another week.
Davis has been proposing medical marijuana since 2014 and has invested years of research into the issue. He has answered questions about concerns over the bill at the statehouse this week.
The proposal would allow parents to spend up to about $7,000 of public school money on private schools as well as tutoring, equipment or other needs.
A new map for South Carolina’s U.S. House seats is on its way to the governor after the state House approved the plan without any additional debate. The plan makes minimal changes to the seven current districts, six of which reliably elect Republicans.
The South Carolina Senate has started a debate on medical marijuana. Sen. Tom Davis has dedicated more than seven years of his legislative career to getting the debate that started Wednesday.
A group of South Carolina lawmakers have advanced a proposal to ban all abortions in the state should the U.S. Supreme Court allow it. The full Medical Affairs committee is now poised to consider that measure after a subcommittee voted on it Wednesday.
A recently proposed law in South Carolina would make it a criminal offense to ask about someone’s vaccination status.
South Carolina senators have overwhelmingly voted to get rid of a requirement for hospitals and large medical centers to get permission from the state to build new facilities, make expansions or buy expensive equipment.
At the Statehouse this afternoon, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham called on South Carolinians to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to rein in the nation’s spending.
