(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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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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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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(AP) — Since the country’s founding, no Black woman has ever served as a governor in the United States. But South Carolina Democratic state Sen. Mia McLeod says she’s the person who
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(Columbia, SC) – Today, Charles Brave, president of the South Carolina American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations called on the South Carolina General Assembly to take action and establish
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year and a half ahead of the 2022 general election, a Democratic state lawmaker is mounting a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott,
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(Georgetown, SC) – The Gullah Geechee Leadership Institute (GGLI) released a letter today signed by 20 South Carolina NAACP branches and African American church leaders endorsing a sale of Santee Cooper. “Santee Cooper
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By: Camden Johnson and Lee Goff On Friday, the South Carolina Democratic Party released a statement saying that they support workers in pursuing a $15 minimum wage. They continued by calling on
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When Congress approved a second round of COVID-19 stimulus money at the end of December, housing advocates applauded it as an important step in getting people back on their feet. But three months later,
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 100 businesses in South Carolina announced Monday they want the state to join 47 other states across the U.S. and pass a hate crime law. The proposal to allow
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