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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Thursday July 10, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Accreditation and Specializations for Benedict College's MBA Program
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- Benedict College issued the following news release: * * * New accreditation and specializations for Benedict College's MBA program A virtual information session will be held on Tuesday, July 15 * COLUMBIA, SC - July 9, 2025 - The Benedict College Master in Business Administration degree has received the highly coveted accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is a global business education accrediting b  more

Foreign-Trade Zones Board Issues Notice on Production Activity by General Electric Gas Turbines, Greenville, South Carolina
WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Foreign-Trade Zone 38, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; GE Gas Turbines LLC; Gas Turbines; Greenville, South Carolina." GE Gas Turbines LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, submitted this notice regarding proposed production operations within Foreign-Trade Zone 38. This action aligns with the board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) and allows the company to conduct manufact  more

HVS Brokerage & Advisory Closes Sale of TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison
LOVELAND, Colorado, July 10 -- HVS, a consulting, valuation and research firm, issued the following news release: * * * HVS Brokerage & Advisory Closes Sale of TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison * HOUSTON, TX, July 9, 2025: HVS Brokerage & Advisory announces the sale of the 99-key TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison, located at 438 Columbiana Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29212. The property, built in 2015, was purchased by Prianna Hospitality,  more

Mace In Lockstep With President Trump To Keep Terrorists Out Of The U.S.
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Mace In Lockstep With President Trump To Keep Terrorists Out Of The U.S. * (Washington, D.C., July 8th, 2025) -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-1) reintroduced the No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers Act, cutting off all immigration benefits and legal protections for individuals from Palestinian-controlled areas or those holding Palestinian Authority travel documents. The urgency behind this legis  more

Rep. Nancy Mace Joins President Trump To Crack Down On Illegal Immigration And Speed Up Deportations
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Joins President Trump To Crack Down On Illegal Immigration And Speed Up Deportations * (Washington, D.C., July 9th, 2025)- Congresswoman Nancy Mace is taking a hard stand against illegal immigration with the introduction of the Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 2025. Joining President Trump's effort to restore law and order and secure our border, this bill gives federal immigrat  more

Scott Pushes for Regulatory Clarity in Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Scott Pushes for Regulatory Clarity in Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called on his colleagues to advance digital asset market structure legislation that provides regulatory clarity for the industry. Chairman Scott emphasized that the Biden a  more

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Ex-Investment Adviser Representative in Cherry-Picking Scheme
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-09494; S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 12, 2024) involving Eric Cobb: * * * On July 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final judgment against Eric Cobb, a former South Carolina-based investment adviser representative, who the SEC alleged engaged in a long-running fraudulent trade allocation scheme, commonly referred to as "cherry-picking." The jud  more

Senators Scott, Cassidy, Paul Release Legislative Package Empowering Independent Workers to Access Portable Benefits
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Scott, Cassidy, Paul Release Legislative Package Empowering Independent Workers to Access Portable Benefits * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Bill Cassidy M.D. (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) unveiled a legislative package modernizing federal labor law to empower 27 million independent workers to a  more