WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Over 180 organizations have voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to federal student loan repayment and forgiveness programs by the U.S. Department of Education. The groups, representing millions of students, borrowers, workers and vulnerable populations, argue that the Administration's plans would worsen the ongoing student loan crisis affecting more than 40 million Americans who collectively owe over $1.6 trillion. The letter specifically challenges alterations t  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on July 9, 2025: * * * Eurocharm Group selects Kershaw County for first North American manufacturing facility $12 million investment will create 46 new jobs * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Eurocharm Group, a metalworking supplier, today announced it selects Kershaw County to establish its first North American manufacturing facility. The company's $12 million investment will create 46 new jobs. Headq  more

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

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

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

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

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

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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issued the following news on July 9, 2025: * * * YMCA of Greenville Renovates Simpsonville Location With $10.7 Million in JEDA Bonds The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) issued $10,690,000 in Economic Development Revenue Bonds for the YMCA of Greenville to finance the expansion of the Prisma Health Family YMCA campus in Simpsonville. The YMCA broke ground on March 11, 2025, fo  more