WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes South Carolina County's New Hate Crime Ordinance * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a new hate crime ordinance by Richland County in South Carolina, the first such measure passed by a county in that state. "We welcome this new ordinance and hope it s  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * Historic Valve Replacement Achieved at the Savannah River Site AIKEN, S.C. - (June 5, 2025) - The Savannah River Site (SRS) recently achieved a historic milestone by replacing one of the main isolation valves on the River Water System (RWS) for the first time since its installation in 1952. Initially designed to provide cooling water to the Site's five production react  more

CLINTON, South Carolina, June 5 -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: * * * Kenedie Jones '23 earns prestigious NSF Fellowship PC alumna's research in entomology connects climate change, pest management, and microbiology * Kenedie Jones, a 2023 graduate of Presbyterian College, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the highest honors available to graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fiel  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Mace Opens Hearing Examining the Federal Government's Use of Artificial Intelligence WASHINGTON--Today, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered opening remarks at a   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Legislation To Expand AI Training Across The Federal Government * (Washington, D.C., June 6, 2025) - Yesterday, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-1) reintroduced the AI Training Extension Act of 2025, a commonsense, bipartisan bill aimed at modernizing the federal workforce through expanded access to artificial intelligence (AI) training. Building on the Artificial Inte  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, June 6 (TNSrep) -- Winthrop University issued the following news: * * * South Carolinians Share Thoughts on Tariffs, Immigration, Approval Ratings and More in Latest Winthrop Poll HIGHLIGHTS * Over half of South Carolinians think tariffs placed on imports from other countries will end up costing the U.S. more money than it brings in. * President Donald Trump has a 45% approval rating among South Carolinians who responded to the survey. * ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLIN  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Timmons to Hold Hearing on Accelerating Defense Innovation WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today announced a hearing on "Clearing the Path: Reforming Procurement to Accelerate Defense Innovation." This hearing will exam  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Timmons to Hold Hearing on Accelerating Defense Innovation Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today announced a hearing on "Clearing the Path: Reforming Procurement to Accelerate Defense Innovation." This hearing will examine how bureaucratic red tape contributes to the lack of innovation in the defense industry and impacts national  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, June 6 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * Padgett earns prestigious NIRSA honor Mila Padgett, Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness at the University of South Carolina Aiken, has been awarded the Regional Award of Merit for Outstanding Contributions to Region II by the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA). This prestigious honor is particularly significant as recipients are nominated by the  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, June 5 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * Bringing injustice to light Wofford's South Carolina Innocence Initiative to begin reviewing claims of innocence from inmates * Wofford College has established itself as a leader in wrongful conviction work in South Carolina, and Wofford students now have an opportunity for hands-on experience in the field beginning this fall. The South Carolina Innocence Initiative at Wofford will begin a first-of-its-  more