By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
The Legislature is back in session today to vote on compromises worked out on several bills. That includes legislation meant to strengthen the state’s drunken driving penalties. Skylar covered that committee meeting yesterday.
“I look forward to a spirited debate.” - Rep. Jermaine Johnson on the contest for governor against Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Right to left, state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, the Democratic nominee for governor, is joined by Rep. Hamilton Grant at the Statehouse on Wednesday. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
By Jessica Holdman
A day after Republicans selected their choice for governor, the Democrat in the race asked South Carolinians to shift their focus to November. State Rep. Jermaine Johnson of Hopkins congratulated Attorney General Alan Wilson while making his first public post-primary pitch to Palmetto State voters.
A 250th anniversary flag on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, location of the vice president’s office, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
By Ashley Murray with States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. team
Pomp and circumstance will abound for the semiquincentennial as the similarly named America250 and Freedom 250 offer different slates of programming on Independence Day and beyond.
Did you know?: Semiquincentennial refers to the same anniversary as sestercentennial, which is what South Carolina calls it. The commission created by the Legislature in 2018 to organize celebrations in the Palmetto State is officially named the American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (though it goes by the shorter, easier title SC250). The Latin roots to the words differ: semiquincentennial means half of 500 years, while sestercentennial means two and a half centuries. Call me a nerd, but I think that’s kinda cool. No matter what you call the anniversary, celebrate America!
Sen. Greg Hembree, a former solicitor, led negotiations Wednesday on a bill meant to strengthen laws against driving under the influence. (File photo by Travis Bell/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
Faster drug screenings, legal limits on THC and longer jail sentences for people suspected of driving under the influence who refuse to take breathalyzer tests are part of a compromise worked out by a panel of legislators yesterday.
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