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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Friday March 15, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Cancer Action Network: South Carolina Lawmakers Should Increase Funding for Critical Cancer Screenings
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 15 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: As we mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this March, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the South Carolina legislature to increase funding for the state's Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network, which provides access to lifesaving preventive care to at-risk South Carolinians. ACS CAN urges lawmakers to increase the program's funding  more

LDF Senior Counsel Aden Issues Statement on SC NAACP Vs. Alexander
NEW YORK, March 15 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on March 13, 2024, by Senior Counsel Leah Aden: * * * State Elected Leaders' Request to Use Congressional Map Deemed Unconstitutional * * * "South Carolina officials requested to lift a federal court order that prohibits the State from using a racially gerrymandered congressional map for the November 2024 elections in Congressional District 1. If these officials had their way, they would conduct  more