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The State House Gavel: Tempers flare in Senate hearing as treasurer responds to $1.8B audit

Happy Friday.

And goodbye February. Weather wise, we will not miss you.

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis testifies before a state Senate subcommittee meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

S.C. farmers may soon be using drones, robots, and AI

Farmers, like most business owners, are always on the lookout for ways to make operations more efficient. With the help from a recent grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, our next guest’s university is hoping to develop tools that would include drones, robots, and AI to help farmers in our state.

Joe Mari Maja, senior researcher and director at the Center of Applied Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Agriculture at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C.

The State House Gavel: House passes K-12 voucher bill, young lawmakers start new caucus

Welcome to Thursday, the final legislative day of Week 7 of the South Carolina General Assembly. As always, we will have a recap and wrap up on Friday.
South Carolina Rep. Neal Collins, R-Easley, speaks about a voucher bill on the House floor on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

US dockworkers approve 6-year contract, averting a strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts overwhelmingly approved a six-year contract Tuesday, averting the threat of a strike that could have crippled the economy.
FILE - Dockworkers return to work at Port Miami, Oct. 4, 2024, in Miami, after the union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Speed tests showing rural internet outpacing urban in S.C.

Our next guest’s office has been very busy over the past few years working to increase our state’s rural communities’ access to broadband Internet. And recently-released data is showing they are succeeding. Mike Switzer interviews Jim Stritzinger, director of the South Carolina Broadband Office in Columbia.

Jim Stritzinger, director of the South Carolina Broadband Office in Columbia, S.C.

The State House Gavel: SC House starts K-12 school voucher debate

Happy Wednesday. And we're all happy about another 70-something-degree weather day
Lawmakers at the South Carolina Statehouse on Feb. 18, 2025.

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