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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Thursday September 18, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Duke Energy Offers Grants Up to $20,000 for South Carolina Programs That Make Homes Ready for Energy Efficiency Upgrades
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy offers grants up to $20,000 for South Carolina programs that make homes ready for energy efficiency upgrades * Many homes across the state are unable to benefit from weatherization programs because of pre-existing health and safety issues * Qualified nonprofit organizations with existing programs can apply through Oct. 30 * Qualified South Carolina nonprofits can now apply for Duke Energ  more

Graham, Cornyn, Budd and Blackburn Introduce Bill to Eliminate D.C.'s Soft-On-Crime Laws
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Cornyn, Budd and Blackburn Introduce Bill to Eliminate D.C.'s Soft-On-Crime Laws * Legislation Would Ensure Adults Who Commit Crimes Before the Age of 25 Are Not Prematurely Released WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Just Incarceration of Criminal  more

Overwhelming Support in SC SD-12 Special Election Race for Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Overwhelming Support in SC SD-12 Special Election Race for Congressional Term Limits Wellford, SC - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2025 South Carolina state   more

Rep. Mace Opens Hearing on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Mace Opens Hearing on the Future of Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Shaping Tomorrow: The  more

Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Government Shutdown Prevention Act Ahead Of Budget Deadline
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Government Shutdown Prevention Act Ahead Of Budget Deadline * (Washington, D.C., September 17, 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2025 to end Washington's cycle of shutdown brinkmanship by removing shutdown threats as leverage and forcing Congress to budget responsibly, without punishing taxpayers, servic  more

South Carolina Supreme Court Green-lights Partisan Gerrymandered Maps
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * South Carolina Supreme Court Green-lights Partisan Gerrymandered Maps * COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering. In a 5 - 0 opinion, the court held that the case presented a "nonjusticiable political question" and dismissed the claims bro  more