By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
As a reminder, early voting for the special GOP primary for U.S. Senate ends at 5 p.m. today. There are 10 candidates on the ballot. If you don’t get to an early voting center, plan to vote Tuesday.
“I begin with pig math.” - Former Gov. Mark Sanford at yesterday’s news conference reminiscent of when he brought Pork and Barrel into the Statehouse.
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Sanford carries a pig to a lectern set outside the Statehouse for his news conference Thursday in Columbia. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
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More than two decades after then-Gov. Mark Sanford carried two piglets into the Statehouse to protest the state budget, the now-U.S. Senate candidate reproduced the stunt — at least, as close as he could. This time, he talked to reporters outside and brought three pigs. He carried Debt and Deficit, while using a 400-pound hog he said represented federal spending as the backdrop.
Since 2018, 17 states have barred marriage before age 18, but most states still allow minors to wed with parental or judicial approval. (Photo by Anna Claire Vollers/Stateline)
By Anna Claire Vollers with Stateline
A child endangerment case in Ohio has recharged a national conversation around child marriage. In 33 states, marriage under 18 is still allowed with varying restrictions. That includes South Carolina, where 16- and 17-year-olds can wed with parental permission. Legislation to change that died with the end of session without a vote. This article from our affiliate Stateline includes an interactive national map of the youngest marriage age allowed in each state. Three states have no minimum age. Before clicking, can you guess which three?
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