Wednesday - September 9, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina

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Attorney General Griffin Co-Leads Letter Urging Congress to Repeal Unconstitutional Provisions in the National Firearms Act
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Co-Leads Letter Urging Congress to Repeal Unconstitutional Provisions in the National Firearms Act * #Griffin: 'The right to bear arms is central to our freedom, and I urge Congress to protect that right' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a letter to congressional leadership urging Congress to repea  more
Bon Secours Mercy Health Urges CMS to Abandon Three Forty B Payment Cuts and Accelerated Recoupment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; CY 2027 Propo  more
Francis Marion University Physics Professor Jokisch Urges NRC to Align Dosimetry Definitions with International Standards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-001 To Whom It May Concern: On the following pages I offer comments on the NRC proposed rule "Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework" (Docket ID NRC-2025-1140). I am a Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics a  more
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers * Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers served as an infantryman during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor more than 70 years after his heroic actions in France in September 1918. Stowers was born Jan. 12, 1896; he was one of Wylie and Annie Stowers' 12 children. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a laborer. Stowers grew up in Sandy Spring  more
New Grant to Fund More Summer Research at Lander
GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Lander University posted the following news: * * * New Grant to Fund More Summer Research at Lander * More South Carolina students will have access to research while in college thanks to a recently awarded grant. The grant, funded by the National Science Foundation, will allow Lander University's College of Science and Mathematics to add another summer research program for Lander students and other South Carolina students. Lander is one of 11 colleges   more
Synovus Park to Become Pinnacle Park Beginning in 2027
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 6 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Synovus Park to Become Pinnacle Park Beginning in 2027 * Home of the Columbus Clingstones to take on new name as partnership enters next chapter COLUMBUS, Ga., Sep. 6, 2026 - The Columbus Clingstones and Pinnacle Financial Partners today anno  more