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CBS News
April 13, 2018
In South Carolina, lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under 18. State Representative Leon Howard authored the legislation. "We treat it just like we do alcohol. In the state of South Carolina, a kid can't walk into a store and buy a beer or buy cigarettes,"Ãâà...
JNS.org
April 13, 2018
“Anti-Semitism, and the forces that have led to its resurgence, are not representative of the values of South Carolina,” said State Representative Alan Clemmons, who authored the legislation. The South Carolina bill will help break down the barriers in the fight against anti-Semitism by providing educatorsÃâà...
Index-Journal
April 12, 2018
Do the people of South Carolina have the power here? Is that who we serve?” asked State Rep. James Smith, D-Columbia, and chief sponsor of H. 4421. “No one has ever suggested this is a bad except for two investor owned utilities, and look what has happened to them when we've listened to them in theÃâà...
charlestonchronicle.net
April 12, 2018
Noble faces two challengers – Columbia state Rep. James Smith and Florence attorney Marguerite Willis – in the June 12 Democratic primary elections to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination for the November general election. Noble, a Charleston businessman who has served as a politicalÃâà...
KCRA Sacramento
April 12, 2018
One year after a Chapin, South Carolina, teen died from drinking too much caffeine, state legislators want to ban the sale of energy drinks to kids under 18. ... State Rep. Leon Howard told WRAL he wants to treat energy drinks like alcohol. Howard has proposed legislation that would ban the sale of energyÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
April 11, 2018
Candidates for South Carolina governor, from left to right, top to bottom, Kevin Bryant, Yancey McGill, Henry McMaster, Phil Noble, James Smith, Catherine Templeton, John ... None of the disclosure reports for the three Democrats running for governor — Charleston businessman Phil Noble, state Rep.
Greenville News
April 11, 2018
The solar bill, the result of months of study, would have removed a cap that limits the expansion of solar power in South Carolina. ... State Rep. Bill Sandifer, R-Oconee, said the House made the right decision in killing the legislation. Sandifer long has been allied with utilities and was among those leadingÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
April 11, 2018
There are no bright spots in South Carolina's latest scores on the test known as the "Nation's Report Card." Fourth-grade ... Republican state Rep. Neal Collins ... When U.S. News & World Report released its inaugural state education rankings last year it ranked South Carolina dead last among all 50 states.
Charleston Post Courier
April 10, 2018
State Rep. Peter McCoy, R-Charleston, pleaded with colleagues to listen to constituents back home, who he said had lost all trust in utilities after being forced to pay for partially built reactors. "They have deceived, they have lied, they are not credible to the ratepayers of South Carolina," McCoy said.
The State
March 24, 2018
South Carolina allows the purchase of assault rifles and high-capacity magazines and does not require background checks for private sales, such as at gun shows. This was a loophole that state Rep. James Smith, a candidate for governor, called for state and national lawmakers to close. “It's been theÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 23, 2018
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the wake of legislative inaction on a budget request to fund police officers in South Carolina's schools, some state lawmakers have proposed charging a fee on all handgun sales to pay for it. On Thursday, a dozen Democratic House lawmakers introduced legislation that wouldÃâà...
FITSNews
March 22, 2018
South Carolina state representative Patsy Knight – one of the few remaining white, rural Democrats in the S.C. General Assembly – has drawn GOP opposition in her bid for reelection to the S.C. House of Representatives. Former S.C. first circuit prosecutor Mandy Wilkerson Kimmons filed on Thursday toÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 22, 2018
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina chapter of the Sierra Club has endorsed Democrat state Rep. James Smith for governor — the first time in its 40-year history it has backed a candidate before the primary elections. With more than 7,000 members and tens of thousands more contributors, the S.C. SierraÃâà...
WCBD News 2
March 21, 2018
Reporters in the area say The House quickly cut to a recess following the incident. The doors were immediately closed and the video feed was cut off. Two on-site doctors responded to the incident as well. State House second floor lobby was cleared for a pathway, according to reporter Avery G Wilks.
Anderson Independent Mail
March 21, 2018
State Rep. Jonathon Hill has accused leaders in the state House of Representatives of blocking a key vote on a bill that would legalize medical marijuana ... Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, has said he won't support legalization of medical marijuana until it is approved as aÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 20, 2018
The South Carolina House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make municipalities prove they are not "sanctuary cities." Jamie ... State Rep. Cezar McKnight, D-Lake City, said the Legislature was wasting time that could be spent focused on curbing the opioid epidemic in the state.
Greenville News
March 13, 2018
"It was my way of saying, 'We've still got problems,' " said state Rep. Gary Clary, R-Pickens, who voted to freeze spending. Legislators have targeted the Public Service Commission, charged with regulating utilities. Last month, House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, accused the commission of aÃâà...
Greenville News
February 28, 2018
“It's a victory today for the concept that you need to be able to see to drive a car,” said state Rep. Jason Elliott, the Greenville Republican who sponsored the bill. But that requirement likely won't apply immediately to the 1.1 million S.C. residents who already have taken advantage of the current law to submitÃâà...
HuffPost
February 26, 2018
South Carolina state Rep. Steven Long (R) announced a contest on Monday to give handguns away to educators. In an effort to support state legislation that calls for arming teachers, Long said he was hosting a raffle for teachers to win firearms and obtain their concealed weapons permits. He alsoÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
December 31, 1999
South Carolina is in the middle of a boom in solar power, but the industry says its growth will be cut off if the Legislature doesn't remove caps on solar ... State Rep. Bill Sandifer (center) sponsored a utility-backed solar bill in the South Carolina House. The legislation went through Sandifer's committee inÃâà...
Aiken Standard
December 31, 1999
Tom Rice and Mark Sanford are South Carolina's only congressmen facing primary opposition. Sanford is being challenged by GOP state Rep. Katie Arrington and activist Dmitri Cherny, who previously ran against him as a Democrat. Larry Guy Hammond is running against Rice in the Republican primary.
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