OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON WORKPLACE FREEDOM ACT
South Carolina Republican lawmakers offer compromise for LGBTQ workplace protections bill. SC Equality said “NO”. Statement from Jeff Ayers, Executive Director. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As I write this letter to you today, I [...]
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act to ban LGBTQ discrimination
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act to ban LGBTQ discrimination The bill would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the classes protected against discrimination by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Percent who [...]
Medical marijuana’s chances in SC looking slim despite proposed changes
Medical marijuana’s chances in SC looking slim despite proposed changes By Andy Shain ashain@postandcourier.com Columbia Bureau Chief Mar 20, 2019 Updated Mar 20, 2019 COLUMBIA — Medical marijuana supporters amended a legislative [...]
South Carolina lawmakers considering heartbeat abortion bill
South Carolina lawmakers considering heartbeat abortion bill An extreme outright abortion ban is set for a hearing this Thursday, and we need your voice to stop it in its tracks. H.3020 is intended to ban abortion as [...]
SC House adopts $9B spending plan. What lawmakers included and what they left out
COLUMBIA, SC Abortions. Bloated classroom sizes. A proposal to make the state’s only historically black technical college a trade school. Those were the issues that stirred the most controversy in the S.C. House Tuesday, as [...]
S.C. Legislative Black Caucus introduces hate crime bill in South Carolina
South Carolina is one of only five states with no law against hate crimes South Carolina's Legislative Black Caucus is hoping to pass a bill that would provide additional punishment for crimes committed [...]