ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-South Carolina Celebrates Progress on Phasing out State Income Tax, Calls on Senate to Prioritize in 2026 Columbia, SC --With the late-session passage of H. 4216 by the House, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) is applauding the monumental progress the legislature has made to phase out the state income tax. While the final moments of session do not provide  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Again Condemns South Carolina's Celebration of 'Confederate Memorial Day' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today repeated its condemnation South Carolina's celebration of "Confederate Memorial Day" as a state holiday. That holiday is on May 10, but marked by government offices   more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, May 9 -- Converse University issued the following news: * * * Converse Wellness Center Receives Transformative Grant from Mary Black Foundation By Lindsay Bartholomew Converse's Wellness Center recently received a $33,000 Behavioral Health Grant from the Mary Black Foundation. The grant enhanced conditions for care in the Wellness Center and provided for new flooring, paint, lighting, and upgraded wayfinding signage - all designed to create a more welcoming, ther  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina passes energy bill that benefits utilities at expense of customers, property owners Environmental groups say H.3309 will streamline polluting projects and raise bills COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Today, the South Carolina Senate voted 35-11 to pass House Bill 3309 (the "South Carolina Energy Security Act"), sending the controversial legislation to the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina's new voucher law defies Constitution, harms public education * * * * * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sorry to report that South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill to restore a private school voucher scheme that the state Supreme Court had recently nixed. In doing so, McMaster shows that South Carolina students are not   more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, May 9 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * Veterans Help Group and VFW Team Up to Launch Innovative Social Security Disability Eligibility Screener The screener will feature an intuitive online interface, guiding users through a series of questions tailored to the Social Security disability process Veterans Help Group (VHG), a team of VA Accredited advocates, and the Veterans of Fore  more