The South Carolina Senate appears poised to pass its new districts without a lot of opposition this week.
Before the South Carolina Senate takes up redistricting Monday, the chamber’s president will likely step down to take charge of its most powerful committee.
The South Carolina House has overwhelmingly approved its new districts that appear to maintain Republican dominance in the chamber and protect many, but not all, incumbents.
House members approved a resolution Wednesday requiring them to take up redistricting as their first priority and stay on the bill until it gets all the way through the legislative process.
The event also hoped to shed a light on anti-Semitism which has been on the rise.
According to the group SC for Ed, 61 students and staff have died since the start of the pandemic.
Tomorrow inside the Statehouse, lawmakers are set to debate whether to override Governor Henry McMaster’s vetoes. Last week, the governor announced 15 line item vetoes in the state’s $11 billion budget.
South Carolina’s nearly $11 billion budget has been sent to the governor’s desk as lawmakers cut close the deadline to get the spending plan in place before it begins July 1. There is something for almost everyone in the budget, including raises for most state employees, teachers and law enforcement officers.
South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill to let mental health professionals refuse to provide care that violates their religious beliefs. The legislation was introduced in response to a new ordinance banning conversion therapy for minors in Columbia.
South Carolina lawmakers have agreed to a compromise between the House and Senate versions of the state’s more than $10 billion budget.
