James Patrick hosting free dance fitness event at the Statehouse Saturday
Fitness Trainer James Patrick is hosting a free dance fitness event tomorrow at the Statehouse. The “Peace Love Sweat” event goes from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Demonstrators gather at the Statehouse to confront ‘Confederate state of mind’ on anniversary of Charleston Massacre
Right now, a rally is happening at the Statehouse, and organizers say the purpose is to confront the state of mind that allows white supremacy to exist through things like racial profiling, and Confederate monuments. This comes on the six year anniversary of the Charleston Massacre, where Dylann Roof gunned down nine African Americans at Emanuel AME Church.
SC lawmakers start negotiations on nearly $11 billion budget
South Carolina lawmakers are hammering out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state’s nearly $11 billion budget ahead of the new fiscal year next month. A conference committee of House and Senate members met briefly Tuesday to begin the process.
Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council says clear change is needed at DJJ
A week after employees at the Department of Juvenile Justice walked off the job, the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council met today at the Statehouse. Members of the committee say it is clear change is needed.
Senate panel votes no confidence in Juvenile Justice leader
A group of state senators investigating South Carolina’s juvenile prison system have voted they have no confidence in Department of Juvenile Justice Director Freddie Pough. The vote Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee investigating the agency came after current and former teachers and jail officers testified that conditions keep getting worse.
SC House budget: Raises for public workers; no vaccine lotto
By Jeffrey Collins
The South Carolina House has put its final touches on the state’s nearly $11 billion budget. The spending plan for the year starting in July includes raises for teachers, law enforcement officers and nearly every state employee. It won’t include million-dollar drawings for people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Lawmakers return to the Statehouse for special session
Inside the Statehouse, lawmakers returned for a special session to take up several key issues in the budget on Tuesday.
3% state employee raise; no vaccine lottery yet in SC budget
The state spending plan heading to the South Carolina House floor next week offers state employees a 3% raise and teachers a $1,000 bump in pay. The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday approved a nearly $11 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
New law lets SC education chief fire boards after takeover
A new law in South Carolina allows the state education superintendent to fire the entire school board in districts that have too many schools rated as “underperforming.”
Loved ones gather at the Statehouse to honor children’s lives lost-Pushing for DIPG Awareness Day
Monday afternoon, parents and loved ones gathered at the Statehouse to celebrate the children they’ve lost to one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer.
