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Bob Jones University alum among those killed in D.C crash
| January 31, 2025
Among the 67 people who died in Wednesday’s midair crash near Reagan National Airport was a graduate of Bob Jones University in Greenville.
The DNC's outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024
Meg Kinnard/Associated Press
| January 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.
The State House Gavel: SC Senate OKs school voucher bill funded by Lottery
| January 31, 2025
Happy Friday, and happy last day of January. You made it. That means third week of the S.C. Legislature is over. It's been an incredibly busy week that was capped by Gov. Henry McMaster's penultimate State of the State and the S.C. Senate's passage of an expansive school choice bill that funds K-12 vouchers with state Education Lottery dollars.
The State House Gavel: State of the State recap, SC treasurer rejects calls to resign
| January 30, 2025
Welcome to Thursday, the "Friday" of the Legislature's week. And it's the end of Week 3 — though it feels like Week 400.
The State House Gavel: McMaster becomes SC's longest-serving governor
| January 29, 2025
Happy Wednesday. And welcome to what appears to be the busiest legislative day, with seemingly includes every hearing on the S.C. House schedule set for 10 a.m. and, later tonight, Gov. Henry McMaster will deliver his eighth State of the State.
The State House Gavel: With ice and snow gone, what's left behind is a packed calendar
| January 28, 2025
Happy Tuesday. South Carolina lawmakers are back in Columbia for the third week of session after cutting back most of their schedule last week because of snow and ice.
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