LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Columbia has held the line against the BDS movement and should be commended for it' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement that he and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson have sent a letter on behalf of 23 other state attorneys general to Columbia University about the rise of antisemitism on its campus from groups pr  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 25-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to Columbia University to raise grave concerns about antisemitism on campus. The letter also encourages the university not to give in to demands to divest from Israel. "I visited Israel a few months ago, talked to people who lost family members to the horrific  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette today were joined by Ireland's Consul General Frank Groome, members of the General Assembly, and other state leaders for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 621, the South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission Act. The 15-member commission will work to advance bilateral trade and investment between South Carolina and Ire  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette were joined today by S.C. Department of Corrections (SCDC) Director Bryan Stirling, members of the General Assembly, and other state agency leaders for a ceremonial bill signing of H. 4002, the Captain Robert Johnson Act. The bill creates a new criminal offense for unlawful possession of a telecommunications devi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Company investing $47.9 million in manufacturing facility * * * BENTELER Automotive Corporation (BENTELER), a leading global automotive supplier, today announced it is expanding its Spartanburg County operations. The $47.9 million investment will improve the company's manufacturing and assembly facility. Part of the global metal processing specialist BENTELER Group,  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster today announced that S.C. Department of Social Services Director (DSS) Michael Leach will step down from his position, effective January 2, 2025. Leach, who served as director for over five years, was nominated by the governor in March 2019. "Director Leach has been an exemplary leader for our state, excelling in a challenging role at a crucial time,"  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The storied military tradition of brass and percussion comes to the Moss Arts Center stage with a free performance by Heritage Brass, a pioneering symphonic brass ensemble representing Air Force professionals serving across the globe, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Heritage Brass performances are both exhilarating and intimate. With 10 brass players and a percussionist, the ensemble performs throughout the East Coast,  more