ITHACA, New York, May 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news: It's not often that an undergraduate in the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations embarks on a career working on a nuclear submarine, but that is precisely what Carly Powers '24 will do after graduation this weekend. Powers, a midshipman in Cornell's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program, will leave on July 9 for Charleston, South Carolina, to attend the Navy Nuclear Power School, widely acknowledged a  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 24 -- Richland County issued the following news: Richland County residents are invited to share comments about a proposed Transportation Penny referendum during a public hearing at County Council's July 9 meeting. The referendum must pass three readings before it can be included on the November general election ballot. A third reading is scheduled for July 16. In October 2023, Council approved a resolution authorizing County staff to prepare for a Transportation S  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 24 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on May 23, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by state and national Jewish community leaders and members of the General Assembly for a ceremonial bill signing of H. 4042, Defining Antisemitism. The bill adds the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism to state law to be considered when deciding whether there has been a violation of discrimination pol  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 24 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster today joined 23 other Republican governors in writing a letter to President Biden to state their united opposition to two proposals currently under negotiation that would grant the World Health Organization (WHO) unprecedented and unconstitutional powers over the United States and its people. The governors state that "if adopted, these agreements would   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 24 -- The South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of South Carolina Senate Republicans, rejecting attempts to find the 1st Congressional District map unconstitutional. South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey said: "Last year, I said that Republicans would not redraw South Carolina's Congressional maps until directed by a majority of the United State  more