WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The American Association of University Women of South Carolina (AAUW-SC) has filed a public comment letter with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing the department's proposal to rescind vital regulations related to nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs. The group argues that the proposed direct final rule (DFR) would undermine decades of progress for women and girls in education, particularly in fields like Science, Technology, Engineering, a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Scott, Senator Tillis Introduce the Transit Crime Reporting Act of 2025 to Improve Transit Safety and Accountability Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.), joined by Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), introduced the Transit Crime Reporting Act of 2025. This legislation will strengthen oversight and reporting   more

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Leaders Gather at Gardner-Webb for Faith and Leadership Conference Nearly 300 Members and CME Youth from North and South Carolina Engage in Dialogue, Training, and Campus Tours During Sept. 13 Event * Nearly 300 members of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) leadership group from the Winston-Salem to Greenville, S.C., District and Pr  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont posted the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * New York and South Carolina Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Cocaine Base in Rutland The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 17, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging James Brown, 43, of Troy, New York, and Lionell Thompson, 40, of Manning, South  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Targets Bloated DEI Bureaucracy In DC * (Washington, D.C., September 18, 2025) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the No DEI in DC Act to defund and eliminate the Left's political machine inside D.C.'s government and bulldoze the DEI offices wasting taxpayer dollars on identity politics. D.C. officials have kept taxpayers in the dark about how much of thei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace: Democrats And 4 Republicans Protect Ilhan Omar After She Mocked Charlie Kirk's Assassination * (Washington, D.C., September 17, 2025) - Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 214-213 to table Congresswoman Nancy Mace's resolution to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and strip her of all committee assignments following her indefensible comments mocking the cold-blooded a  more