By Jessica Holdman | Reporter
Good Morning South Carolina!
A group of state senators will gather today to begin discussions about AI and whether the stat should consider passing rules for the rapidly developing technology.
“We really believe that your zip code should not define the quality of life you live, or whether or not you have access to care.” - Kathy Schwarting, CEO of Palmetto Care Connections on federal dollars flowing to rural hospitals through new program.
U.S. Army Spc. Zachary Benehaley, with the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, monitors a Metro platform at the Federal Center Metro Station in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army National Guard/Sgt. Jalen Miller)
By Skylar Laird
A legal challenge over Gov. Henry McMaster’s decision to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., could test the bounds of the governor’s power as the state’s commander in chief, attorneys argued to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Newberry Health hospital received nearly $11 million for a dozen projects Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, as part of new federal program focused on rural health. The program was created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a way to help rural hospitals and healthcare organizations most heavily impacted by upcoming Medicaid funding cuts under the law. (Photo by Jessica Holdman)
By Jessica Holdman
New MRI and CT scanners in Newberry. A mobile health van that will provide care in a dozen counties and in natural disaster situations across the state. These are just some of the ways South Carolina plans to spend the $200 million in federal funding received this year as part of a new rural health program.
The South Carolina Statehouse is seen on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Travis Bell/STATEHOUSE CAROLINA/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
COMMENTARY
By Paul Hyde
State lawmakers failed to produce a state budget on time, but they were far more decisive when it came to almost doubling their own compensation.
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