(Columbia, SC) – 2020 has been an extraordinary year in many regards, and the election season across the United States has been
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By: Michael Bailey Representative Jermaine Johnson is exactly what the South Carolina Legislature needs at this exact time in history. I say this not based on observation, but based on my own career in South Carolina politics which spans nearly
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The For the People Act was filibustered by the Senate, and its passing is crucial for everyone, especially young people. Young people are impacted by our corrupt government in more ways than they know, and
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Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court expanded the meaning of one of the most important civil rights laws in U.S. history — the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Among other things, the court prohibited
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An Inflection Point Today, we are at an inflection point. The 2020 election produced the largest number of voters in U.S. history, and the highest turnout in over a century. At the
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Unrig the System In South Carolina, our state politicians draw the maps for voting districts. They do this behind closed doors, using computer analysis designed to make the voting districts favor the
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(Columbia, SC) – Today, At-Large Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine reports another 6-figure campaign fundraising goal, raising $105,008.09 from April to June. This figure represents 612 people who donated. “I am excited that
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(Columbia, SC) – Sam Johnson’s campaign for Mayor of Columbia has more than tripled its campaign fundraising according to numbers released today demonstrating the campaign’s clear and growing momentum going into the
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(Columbia, SC) – Lady June Hubbard-Cole, PhD., began her term as President of the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area on July 1, 2021. Dr. Cole served as the second
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Thirty women completed the Emerge South Carolina Signature training this weekend. In its third year, this is the fifth training cohort to graduate from an Emerge South Carolina training program. The class
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The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (“SC NAACP”) filed a motion on Wednesday to intervene in Bishop of Charleston v. Adams, a case before the U.S. District Court for the
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Open Carry Gun Bill and Gun Violence The Columbia, S.C. Branch of the NAACP is alarmed and disappointed in the bill which passed the South Carolina House and Senate. South Carolina is
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