By Skylar Laird | Reporter
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“My hope from that would be that local governments are going to try to monitor those nonprofits. That’s been one of my frustrations with nonprofits, is that you can’t monitor it.” - Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, on a plan to no longer send state money directly to nonprofits.
Legislators agreed not to send money directly to nonprofits next year, but that doesn't mean money won't still go to certain organizations. (Photo by Travis Bell/STATEHOUSE CAROLINA)
By Skylar Laird
When legislators returned to pass a bill spending $350 million on local projects, they announced an agreement to no longer send money directly to nonprofits. The Senate’s list of earmarks, which technically sends money only to local governments but still gets funds to nonprofits, acts as an example of how that might look.
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USC leaders tout buildout, enrollment growth amid broader higher ed headwinds | By Jessica Holdman
Rep. Jermaine Johnson, the Democratic nominee for governor, meets with voters at First Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia Wednesday, Sept. 2. 2026. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
By Jessica Holdman
Rep. Jermaine Johnson faced a big-spending, big-name, highly connected opponent in the Democratic primary for governor but won the nomination outright. He’s now campaigning against Republican nominee and state Attorney General Alan Wilson. Supporters are waiting to see if he can pull off an even bigger uphill battle.
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The South Carolina Supreme Court decided the ACLU couldn't face punishment for releasing certain information about executions. (File/Photo by Mary Ann Chastain / Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
As part of a federal lawsuit, a civil rights group asked the state’s highest court to decide exactly how much a law guarding information about executions covers. The law, expanded in 2023, prohibits releasing the identities of people on the execution team or new information about the process, but it doesn’t apply to anything already publicly available, the court decided.
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Transgender student drops lawsuit challenging SC’s school bathroom law | By Skylar Laird
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