The governor is directing DSS to submit a waiver request to exclude the purchase of candy, energy drinks, soft drinks, and sweetened beverages from the list of eligible foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
South Carolina’s law allowing for family leave after the birth of a child should also provide at least six weeks of paid time off when a baby is stillborn, according to an opinion from the state’s top lawyers.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says South Carolina’s paid parental leave law should include stillbirths.
South Carolina students are making notable academic progress, with the latest SC READY test results showing statewide improvements in both reading and math, particularly in the early grades.
The 50501 People’s Movement will be hosting a “Workers Over Billionaires” event Monday along Remount Road in Hanahan.
South Carolina has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let the state enforce its bathroom ban.
South Carolina school districts are at risk of losing approximately $1.5 million in federal funding if they do not comply with a new curriculum mandate from the Trump administration.
Motorists across the state will see increased law enforcement presence and activity over the next few days as the SC Department of Public Safety conducts special enforcement during the Labor Day holiday period, says SCDPS.
Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) officials, members of the General Assembly, and other state and local leaders joined Governor Henry McMaster to announced that final funding for an armed, certified, full-time school resource officer (SRO) in every South Carolina public school has been secured.
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and with it comes an influx of travel as families settle down for the coming fall season and the continuing school year.
