State House Daybook: April 26, 2018

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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE

Senate

The Senate gavels in at 11 a.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.

House

The House gavels in at 10 a.m. Watch live here.  Calendar.  Journal

 

Combined meeting schedule:

9:00 a.m., Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch

9:00 a.m., Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Subcommittee, Gressette Room 407, agenda

9:00 a.m., House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, Blatt Room 403, agenda

9:30 a.m., House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, Blatt Room 516, agenda

9:30 a.m., Senate Higher Education Subcommittee on H.3311, Gressette Room 408, agenda

9:30 a.m., Senate Transportation Subcommittee, Gressette Room 209, agenda

9:30 a.m., Santee Cooper Screening Subcommittee of the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee, Gressette Room 307, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Gressette Room 207, agenda

10:00 a.m., House of Representatives, State House, House Chamber, watch

11:00 a.m., Senate, State House, Senate Chamber, watch

1:00 p.m., or 30 minutes after adjournment, whichever is later, Legislative Oversight - Public Input Meeting, Blatt Room 110, agenda, watch

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

12:00 p.m., Gov. Henry McMaster will speak at the South Carolina Department of Commerce’s Annual Industry Appreciation lunch, 701 Whaley Street, Columbia, S.C.

 

NEWS

Palmetto Spotlight - Deadly Prison Fights And Nikki Haley's Bite South Carolina Lede 

Legislators reject plan that partially cuts SCE&G customer bills tied to nuclear debacle The Post and Courier

SC House rejects 13% SCE&G rate cut, saying it does not go far enough The State

Cellphone companies warned to cooperate with South Carolina in jamming signals in prison The Post and Courier

For first time, lawmakers poised to spend state money to hire officers for SC schools The State

Donald Trump takes center stage in new 2018 South Carolina governor ads The Post and Courier 

Catherine Templeton talks about making an abortion choice in new ad The State

Parents of Charleston teen pleading for 'common sense' after police find gun in locked car The Post and Courier

Former South Carolina GOP congressman Mick Mulvaney admits his access was tied to donors The Post and Courier 

Jailers charged with taking bribes, smuggling contraband into SC prisons The State

Future of daylight saving time may go to South Carolina voters in November Associated Press

Todd Kohlhepp claims unfair treatment in prison lawsuit Greenville News

 

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