By Jessica Holdman | Reporter
Good Morning South Carolina. Seanna returns tomorrow from her Egypt vacation, with many memories from her adventure I’m sure. Until then, Skylar and I continue to bring you the latest headlines about a lack of testing in South Carolina’s private school voucher program and a lawsuit alleging violations of the state’s open meetings law.
Rep. Neal Collins, R-Easley, pictured the House floor, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, said legislators need better data to decide whether to fund school vouchers in coming years. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
As the third year of a program that gives state money to K-12 students for educational needs, including private school tuition, begins, state leaders don’t know how those students are doing academically.
State Election Commission Chairman Dennis Shedd, along with commissioners Scott Moseley, Clifford Edler and JoAnne Day, meet on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the elections office in Columbia, S.C. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)
By Jessica Holdman
A civil liberties watchdog is alleging the South Carolina elections office violated public meetings law when it fired its previous director. The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state Election Commission in a Richland County court, accusing its members of illegally conducting public business behind closed doors.
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