Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Thursday May 01, 2025 ( 3 items )  

AFP-SC Applauds Senate Passage of Education Freedom Bill, Urges House to Act so Students Don't Lose Academic Year
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-SC Applauds Senate Passage of Education Freedom Bill, Urges House to Act so Students Don't Lose Academic Year # Apr 29, 2025 by AFP Columbia, SC --As the legislative session draws near its final days, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) is urgently calling upon the House to concur the Senate's passage of S. 62 so students in the current Education Sc  more

Charleston Southern University: Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Residence Hall
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, May 1 -- Charleston Southern University issued the following news: * * * Ceremonial groundbreaking held for residence hall By Jenna Johnson Charleston Southern University held a ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday, April 29 in celebration of the new residence hall construction set for this summer. The new building will mirror Barbara C. Mead Hall, built in 2019. "It's an historic day for Charleston Southern," President B. Keith Faulkner said, addressing the cro  more

Descendants of Enslaved People in South Carolina Sue Landowners for Blocking Access to Sacred Cemetery
NEW YORK, May 1 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Descendants of Enslaved People in South Carolina Sue Landowners for Blocking Access to Sacred Cemetery Case emerges from broader struggle of Gullah Geechee community to protect land and heritage from development, gentrification, and systemic erasure Beaufort, SC - Descendants of enslaved people on St. Helena Island in South Carolina brought a lawsuit today in an effort to preser  more