WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * As Senate Moves to Advance Landmark Stablecoin Legislation, Scott Hails U.S. Leadership in Digital Assets * "Let's finish the job and get this bill to President Trump's desk for his signature." WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Senate took an important step towards passing the bipartisan Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legislation led by Senator Bil  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 10, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in South Carolina - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 6 of the 7 largest counties in South Carolina from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Lexington County had the l  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 13 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Progress proposes new rates to support ongoing efforts to build a smarter energy future for South Carolina customers * Recent investments have strengthened the grid and reduced outages for customers * Company last requested a regulatory review of rates in 2022 * GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy Progress today asked South Carolina regulators to perform a public review of the  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, June 13 -- Francis Marion University issued the following news: * * * FMU Board of Trustees freezes tuition, approves budget and naming of facility The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on the university's campus Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, tuition and fees were frozen at existing levels, the FY 2025-2026 budget was approved, and a facility was named in honor of FMU's First Lady. For the eighth consecutive year, the B  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Graham: Russia Sanctions Bill Aims to Change Putin's Calculus, Protect World Order * Russia sanctions bill aims to change Putin's calculus, protect world order By Senator Lindsey Graham Fox News June 12, 2025 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-lindsey-graham-russia-sanctions-bill-aims-change-putins-calculus-protect-world-order President Donald Trump is making an ea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Local Small Business Developer Sues South Carolina Town Trying to Take Away His Property * JAMES ISLAND, S.C. --Can a town use eminent domain to take a small developer's land simply because they don't want anything built there? That's the question raised by a lawsuit filed by Kyle Taylor, who seeks to prevent the town of James Island, South Carolina, from taking his proper  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Scott: "The stakes are high, and the American people deserve a team that is ready to go to work." Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led a hearing to consider the following nominations for positions in the Trump administration: * Mr. Ben DeMarzo, to be Assistant Secretary, Department of  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 12 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute secures $26.5 million to expand clinical research New funding will clear the way for the translation of research breakthroughs into clinics and rural communities across South Carolina * CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 29 2025) - The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR), a statewide initiativ  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 13 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Shaping a smarter, more compassionate sickle cell nursing workforce Working in an innovative education boot camp, Lori Vick helps empower providers with global outreach to serve patients with empathy By Gregory Hardy When Lori Vick speaks about sickle cell disease, it is from more than 30 years of nursing practice, 10 years of grounded research, and a drive to elevate care through educatio  more