The first public meeting in 18 days of a conference committee trying to work out a budget deal between the South Carolina House and Senate showed no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state’s $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1.
(ABC News) —The Senate on Thursday night passed legislation to lift the nation’s debt ceiling and stave off what would’ve been an economically disastrous default days before Monday’s deadline. The final vote was 63-36. The bill will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. Biden heralded the Senate vote passing the budget agreement as a “big win” for the economy. Noting…
The only five women in South Carolina’s 46-member Senate have vowed to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate after the group filibustered a near-total ban last month.
The State Senate failed to pass a bill that would have banned abortion in the state.
A crossover deadline is the last day for a bill to pass out of the chamber in which it was introduced and move forward for consideration in the other chamber.
the Senate has passed a law shielding the identity of pharmaceutical companies who provide chemicals for lethal injections used in state executions.
The Senate passed a massive military policy bill today that would direct the defense department to lift a COVID vaccination mandate for service members.
Twelve Republicans joined Democrats to start formal debate on the bill.
Senate votes 27 to 16 in favor of passing the Abortion Ban Bill, which now heads back to the House
The House overwhelmingly passes the ‘Protect Our Kids Act’ as the Senate continues talks about gun reform.
