WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Patrick Gleason: * * * From 6 Percent to 1.99 Percent: South Carolina Set to Lead Nation on Income Tax Relief It's set to be a historic week in South Carolina, where the statehouse in Columbia is expected to vote for final passage on H. 4216, legislation that will move the state from a progressive income tax code with a top rate of 6 percent down to a flat 1.99 percent rate over the next half decade. Enactment  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * CDC Reinforces National Measles Response Through State Collaboration The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reaffirmed its commitment to protecting communities across the United States as it works closely with the South Carolina Department of Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health an  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has received applications from 12 hospitals in South Carolina requesting a waiver of statutory requirements regarding organ procurement organization (OPO) agreements. Under the Social Security Act, hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid must maintain an agreement with their designated OPO to identify potential donors. These 12 facilities are seeking to enter into   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * ChatGPT Edu access now available to Clemson students, faculty, staff * Clemson Computing Information Technology Clemson University students, faculty and staff now have free access to ChatGPT Edu. The secure, institutionally managed version of ChatGPT will expand generative AI capabilities for the University community, while protecting University information. Available through Clemson's partnership wit  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University to host regional small grains conference and field day in April * Agricultural scientists, plant breeders, seed industry leaders and graduate researchers from across the Southeast will gather April 20-21 for the combined Eastern Wheat Workers and Southern Small Grain Workers Conference and the annual Clemson University Small Grains Field Day. Both events will be held at the Clemson Un  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 10 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Duke Energy announces proposed offering of $1 billion of convertible senior notes due 2029 Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029 (the "convertible notes") in a private placement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Secu  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Duke Merger Settlement Agreement Reached in South Carolina * COLUMBIA, S.C. - A settlement agreement was reached by groups, including the Sierra Club, with Duke Energy on its proposed merger of its subsidiaries in South Carolina. A Sierra Club priority included in the settlement agreement is the commitment from Duke Energy to pursue at least 70 megawatts of new grid flexibility in the wint  more

CLINTON, South Carolina, March 9 -- Presbyterian College posted the following news: * * * Former Obama adviser warns of uncertain path in Iran during annual Samuel C. Waters Lecture in Political Science at Presbyterian College * Ben Rhodes tells PC audience military power cannot reshape political systems With tensions escalating in the Middle East following recent U.S. attacks on Iran, former White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told a Presbyterian College audience that   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, March 9, 2026 * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of March 9, 2026, include the following: Monday, March 9 to Tuesday, March 10: Lt. Governor Evette will attend the Republican Lieutenant Governors Assoc  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Hands-on learning reaches new heights for Clemson students taking part in a NASA rocket launch * For many college students, hands-on learning means conducting an experiment in a lab or doing a group project. But for four Clemson University undergraduate students, it meant traveling to Norway to send their own scientific instrument into space on a NASA-sponsored sounding rocket mission. Through NASA's   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs * Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Texas has vacated a rule implemented by the Biden Administration that would have imposed spiked housing costs by imposing radical energy codes on home construction. The Biden Administration conceded th  more

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, March 9 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Newberry College Earns Gold in 41st Annual Educational Advertising Awards * College Recognized Among More Than 1,000 Competing Institutions Nationwide for Athletic Marketing Campaign NEWBERRY, S.C. -Newberry College has been recognized in the 41st Annual Educational Advertising Awards (EduAd Awards), earning a Gold Award for its athletic marketing campaign. The competition, administered by HMR Publicatio  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news on March 6, 2026: * * * RFK Jr. Keeps Earning That Rock Bottom Public Trust Rating: Public Health Project Newsletter Is it too much to ask that -- just for one week -- Trump health secretary RFK Jr. stop eroding our public health safeguards? This was not that week. Here's the CliffsNotes: * For a third time, RFK Jr. has postponed a meeting of the U.S. advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventiv  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on Sports: Three make all-conference women's basketball teams * Last week in review: In its season of several firsts, the women's basketball team saw three players named to United East All-Conference teams, while Friday's 15-goal win over Shenandoah University improved the men's lacrosse record to 5-1, matching the start of the 2023 squad. On the horizon: Three wrestlers  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 9 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Students digitize Black women's history, one diary at a time * When Mia Hunt '27 went searching for a one-credit class to round out her schedule at William & Mary, she didn't expect to learn a new skill or find a research home. A psychology and American studies double major, she stumbled across Professor Jennifer Putzi's Digital Humanities Lab -listed under the Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies Program -  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more