TOP FIVE: Foreign worker allegations, lottery sales and more
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | Here's a look at five policy-related stories involving South Carolina that you might have missed in recent days: 1. S.C. business owners allege officials...
View ArticleTOP FIVE: Breaking 5 million, poor health and lots of debt
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | Here are five stories related to South Carolina that you might have missed: 1. S.C. population surpasses 5 million mark 2. Children in poverty, poor...
View ArticleLOOKING BACK: Statehouse Report’s top 10 news stories for 2017
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Headlines in media across South Carolina bellowed about Statehouse corruption, the $9 billion debacle over nuclear plant construction and whether state lawmakers...
View ArticleBRIEFS: We’re not as poor, but there’s still a lot of poverty
The South isn’t as mired in poverty as it once was, according to a new report, and South Carolina is no exception. But in many places in the Palmetto State, things still aren’t that great.
View Article9/18 issue: Roads, abortion clinics, more
In the Sept. 18, 2015, issue of Statehouse Report: NEWS: Roads: Infrastructure Bank faces challenges BRIEFS: Poverty is less, but still here; program note COMMENTARY: Haley’s ambition puts DHEC between...
View ArticleTOP FIVE: A new weekly feature for Statehouse Report readers
Today as we start our 15th year, we’re introducing a new feature to help you stay even more on top of important policy and legislative news that you might have missed. It’s called “Top Five.” It...
View Article3/9, full issue: On S.C.’s proposed budget; Hardship and the South; Property...
INSIDE STATEHOUSE REPORT, March 9, 2018 NEWS: Rising health care costs eat up new state revenues BRIEFS: On the death penalty, abortion, time, plastic bags, more CALENDAR: Child advocate bill...
View ArticleBRACK: Hardship made the South what it is today
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | People today often have a tough time imagining the scarcity and sameness of living 100 years ago in the rural South of my grandfather, a 9-year-old tenant farmer...
View ArticleBRACK: South Carolina not so polite to immigrants
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | South Carolina has long been a home for immigrants -- from the English, enslaved Africans and French Huguenots to Germans, Irish and, most recently, people from...
View ArticleSMITH: Let’s move S.C. forward for everyone
By S.C. Rep. James Smith, special to Statehouse Report | South Carolina is a state with enormous potential. From the people who live here to our unparalleled natural heritage, the Palmetto State is...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: On higher education, jail bail, children in poverty, more
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | South Carolina is inching closer to offering free technical college education — with a caveat: A student could earn a full-ride at his or her technical...
View ArticleMY TURN, Hillman: It’s time to move beyond white privilege
By Carol Hillman, special to Statehouse Report | My husband and I are white. When we moved to South Carolina four years ago, we decided to volunteer as mentors to students in Jasper County, one of...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Lawmakers override McMaster vetoes, low ranking for kids, more
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | State legislators gathered this week for a special session to override 25 of Gov. Henry McMaster’s 28 budget vetoes. The number of budget vetoes was scant...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: On the politics of abortion, immigration and more
Staff reports | As politicos in South Carolina continue to grapple whether to approve a more restrictive abortion law, data show more women are seeking access to safe abortions out of the state,...
View Article9/27, full issue: S.C.’s children in poverty; Drama at SCETV
INSIDE ISSUE 18.39 | SEPT. 27, 2019 BIG STORY: 130,000 children living in high poverty in S.C. NEWS BRIEFS: Libraries step up in the battle for a healthier South Carolina COMMENTARY, Brack: Drama on...
View ArticleBIG STORY: 130,000 children living in high poverty in S.C.
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | South Carolina has slightly fewer children living in concentrated poverty now compared to five years earlier, But 12 percent — about one in eight children...
View ArticleMY TURN: Investing in prevention is investing in S.C.’s future
By Joy Campbell, special to Statehouse Report | In fiscal year 2020-21, the state of South Carolina expects to have a $2 billion surplus and our policymakers face political challenges in determining...
View Article12/13: No poverty strategy; 5 things to get right; Fix surprise billing
INSIDE ISSUE 18.50 | Dec. 13, 2019 BIG STORY: S.C. lacks strategy for helping poor, critics say NEWS BRIEFS: S.C. Medicaid recipients face new work requirements COMMENTARY, Brack: Get these five...
View ArticleBIG STORY: S.C. lacks strategy for helping poor, critics say
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | Twenty-four dollars a day isn’t enough to allow the state’s poorest residents to access opportunities and escape the cycle of poverty, according to...
View Article1/10 FULL ISSUE: Santee Cooper debate ahead; 4K education; Poverty
INSIDE ISSUE 19.02 | Jan. 10, 2020 BIG STORY: Lawmakers ready for big debate on Santee Cooper’s future NEWS BRIEFS: Session reconvenes Jan. 14, private budget meeting, more COMMENTARY, Brack: Finish...
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