By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
“It’s time to prioritize protecting children over profits.” - Rep. Brandon Guffey, R-Rock Hill, on needed changes in social media platforms.
Meta settled a 47-state lawsuit and vowed to make its social media platforms safer for children. South Carolina’s share is at least $247 million. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
By Jessica Holdman
South Carolina’s share of a multi-state settlement with Meta will be at least $247 million, and perhaps as much as $350 million, state Attorney General Alan Wilson announced yesterday. Provided the courts signs off on the agreement, the payments will be in yearly installments over the next decade.
Construction on a new bridge over the Saluda River is underway beside Interstate 20 in Lexington on Wednesday. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
A major Columbia-area interchange project to unsnarl a notorious bottleneck is a prime example of the work states should be doing to improve roadways, a federal highway official said yesterday. Since it received final regulatory approval in 2020 (which I wrote about at the time), the estimate for fixing “Malfunction Junction” has increased by about $1 billion due to rising construction costs. It was already expected to be the most expensive project in state history.
Dolly Parton speaks onstage at “Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs In Symphony” world premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in March 2025 in Nashville. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
COMMENTARY
By Paul Hyde
In his latest commentary, contributing columnist Paul Hyde reflects on Dolly Parton and why she was beloved across generations, faiths, and cultural boundaries. She demonstrated, he writes, that “we can be Southern, Christian, patriotic and deeply inclusive at the same time.”
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