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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Monday April 13, 2026 ( 3 items )  

American School Bus Industry Coalition Highlights Clean School Bus Program Benefits and Challenges
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The American School Bus Industry Coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding its Clean School Bus (CSB) program. Representing manufacturers who produce 98% of the nation's school buses, private student transportation companies, and partners of school districts, the coalition outlined key themes concerning domestic manufacturing, emissions data, total cost of ownership, and the essential role of private companies in exe  more

Apartment Association of Greater Columbia Urges FTC to Consider Rental Housing Industry Complexities in Fee Transparency Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Apartment Association of Greater Columbia (AAGC), a prominent trade organization representing rental housing owners and operators in Columbia, South Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the agency's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on "Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices," Project No. R207011. The letter encourages the FTC to carefully consider the unique characteristics of rental hou  more

Public Advocate Celebrates: 23 States and Several Nations Now Block Porn
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 11 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following statement on April 9, 2026, by President Eugene Delgaudio: * * * PUBLIC ADVOCATE CELEBRATES: 23 STATES AND SEVERAL NATIONS NOW BLOCK PORN Eugene Delgaudio, age 71, in a direct email message to supporters nationwide in the United States wrote: "THANK YOU to Public Advocate supporters who helped me fight for the passage of Age Restrictions in Texas and helped me convince the Supreme Court to uphold that age  more