OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Analysis shows power outages cost US electricity customers billions * Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have provided the first comprehensive analysis of the specific costs of power outages to local customers across the nation. It found that the average yearly cost of major outages topped $67 billion over the past seven   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to Silfab facility regarding chemical spill * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is demanding answers from Silfab Solar in York County regarding yesterday's chemical spill. "Nearby residents and particularly parents of children at the Flint Hill Elementary School next door are expressing serious and legitimat  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Norman's Bill to Award Major James Capers Jr. Medal of Honor Passes Senate * WASHINGTON -Today, the United States Senate passed Congressman Ralph Norman's (R-SC) legislation, H.R. 3377, authorizing the President to award Major James Capers Jr. the Medal of Honor for acts of valor while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. A native of Bishopville, South Caroli  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 4 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Fulbright Scholar finds warm welcome in new Advanced Materials Innovation Complex * College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences The doors of the Advanced Materials Innovation Complex (AMIC) have been open just a few weeks, and the facility is already doing what it was built to do: attracting top research talent to Clemson University. Merle Wellmann, a Ph.D. student from Germany's Leibniz Un  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Celebrates Passage of Legislation Authorizing President Trump to Give Medal of Honor to South Carolina Veteran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today celebrated the Senate's passage of a House bill (H.R. 3377) that would authorize President Donald J. Trump to present the Medal of Honor to Major James Capers, Jr. for his valiant efforts during the Vietnam   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on the Passing of Lou Holtz * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the passing of former University of South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz. "A giant tree has fallen with the passing of my good friend, Lou Holtz. "There will be plenty of time to talk about his amazing wife, family, and accomplishments. As to this mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Scott Pens Op-Ed in the New York Post About Putting Housing Affordability at the Forefront of the American Dream Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) published an op-ed in the New York Post highlighting the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - the most comprehensive, bipartisan hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Graham Questions Secretary Noem on Sanctuary Cities & Radical Islamic Terrorism Amid Democrats' DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem regarding threats to American national security during the Senate Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing. Amid the ongoing DHS shutd  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Tim Scott highlights the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act * Click here or on the image above to watch the full remarks. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, joined Senate Republican Leadership at a press conference to highlight the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act, historic legislation to make the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Tim Scott pens Op-Ed in the New York Post about putting housing affordability at the forefront of the American Dream * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, published an op-ed in the New York Post highlighting the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act - the most comprehensive, bipartisan housing affordability   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 4 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Legendary national championship coach Lou Holtz passes away * Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, has passed away at the age of 89. One of the most affable coaches of his generation, Holtz won 249 games as a collegiate head coach with 100 of those victories earned at Notre Dame from 1986 through 1996. He led the Ir  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * State Health Plan and Novant Health Announce Partnership To Provide Access to High-Quality, No-Cost Surgical Care Across North Carolina Today the Department of State Treasurer and Novant Health announced the first major expansion to the State Health Plan's (Plan) Lantern surgical benefit. This will significantly broaden access to no-cost, high-quality surgical care   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private equity targets Americans with intellectual disabilities for profit, threatening care * Private equity interest in providers of services for the nearly 10 million people in the United States with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) poses a significant shift in the operation of critical support for this population at varying levels of healthcare. This  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 4 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news on March 3, 2026: * * * SC Commerce announces 2026 Relentless Challenge grant awards 14 projects across the state awarded grants to support innovation and entrepreneurship * The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) today announced the recipients of its 2026 Relentless Challenge grants, which totaled more than $760,000 granted to 14 projects across the state. The Relentl  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 4 -- The South Carolina Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 3, 2026: * * * SCDOT to hold public meeting about intersection improvement project in Cherokee County SCDOT will hold a public meeting to share information about a proposed intersection improvement project at SC 150 (Boiling Springs Hwy.) and Grassy Pond Road in Cherokee County. SCDOT will hold the drop-in style meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in the C  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Amanda Giles, a occupational therapist and educator in Charleston, South Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to revise a proposed rule implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to include occupational therapy within the definition of professional degree programs eligible for higher federal student loan caps. The letter details that a graduate degree from an Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (AC  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The South Carolina Primary Health Care Association has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expressing concerns regarding the proposed deregulation in health data and technology outlined in the HTI-5 proposed rule. SCPHCA emphasized the critical importance of maintaining robust safety and security standards within health information technology (IT) systems as deregulation progresses. The letter highlighted that South Caroli  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board President Valerie Greenhill issued a statement reflecting on conversations with governors, legislators and education leaders across Southern states during the first month of her tenure, highlighting a shared urgency to transform education systems for a rapidly changing world. Greenhill said discussions with state leaders have centered on aligning education policy and practice to support student success and workf  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 4 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Teacher-to-counselor collaborative project shows significant impact across South Carolina's largest school district * As a fifth-grade teacher, Larissa Coreas believed that addressing student mental health is the shared responsibility of an entire school, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, she felt called to address mental health and trauma a little more directly. Coreas already balanced teaching with add  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Historical Revision Campaign Escalates * WASHINGTON -The Trump administration's aggressive campaign to turn American history into whitewashed propaganda dramatically escalated this week. In South Carolina, an immersive mobile museum funded with $10 million in taxpayer dollars will visit two schools in the Columbia area. This trip comes after USA Today reported the taxpayer-funded "F  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 4 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC alum assumes command of nation's largest naval base * Captain Ray Glenn, a 1999 Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing graduate, assumed command of Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base in the United States. Glenn, a native of Humboldt, Tennessee, attended nuclear power training school after enlisting in the Navy in 1992 and served aboard the USS Frank Cable. He recei  more