This Week in South Carolina: In Session provides you with the information you need to navigate the South Carolina General Assembly during the legislative session. Each edition provides a snapshot of the legislative day with meeting schedules, agendas, news and other resources in one place.
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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE
Senate
The Senate gavels in at 2:00 p.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
House
The House gavels in at 12:00 p.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
Combined meeting schedule
10:00 a.m., House Ways and Means Constitutional Subcommittee, Blatt Room 511, Agenda Available
11:00 a.m., Minority Caucus, Blatt Room 305
11:00 a.m., Majority Caucus, Blatt Room 112
11:00 a.m. Senate Finance Committee, Gressette Room 308, Agenda Available, Live Broadcast
11:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Committee, Gressette Room 105, Agenda Available, Live Broadcast
12:00 p.m., House of Representatives, State House, House Chamber, Live Broadcast
2:00 p.m., Senate, State House, Senate Chamber, Live Broadcast
Upon adjournment of the Senate, Judiciary Subcommittee on S.182 and S.202, Gressette Room 105, Agenda Available, Live Broadcast
30 minutes after Senate adjournment, Senate Education, Subcommittee on S.228, Gressette Room 209, Agenda Available
2:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of the House, whichever is later, Ways and Means Higher Education Budget Subcommittee, Blatt Room 321, Agenda Available
2:30 p.m., House Agriculture Subcommittee, Blatt Room 410, Agenda Available
1 hour after the House adjourns, Ways and Means Constitutional Subcommittee, Blatt Room 511, Agenda Available
1.5 hours after the House adjourns, Health Subcommittee of the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee, Blatt Room 427, Agenda Available, Live Broadcast
1.5 hours after the House adjourns or upon the call of the Chair Ways and Means Public Education and Special Schools Subcommittee, Blatt Room 521, Agenda Available
1.5 hours after the House adjourns, Ways and Means Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Blatt Room 317, Agenda Available
1.5 hours after the House adjourns, Ways and Means Healthcare Subcommittee, Blatt Room 108, Agenda Available
NEWS
The 2020 Democratic Dating Game Begins South Carolina Lede
Episodes of This Week In South Carolina
State House Week for 09/18/19: The Education Budget South Carolina Public Radio
Governor McMaster Delivers State of the State Address, Wednesday Night South Carolina Public Radio
Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker spark 2020 talk during MLK event at SC Statehouse The Post and Courier
2020 hopefuls Booker, Sanders evoke MLK’s vision while courting SC’s black voters The State
King events draw potential Democratic presidential hopefuls AP
Elizabeth Warren planning 1st trip to South Carolina AP
At MLK service, SC pastor targets politicians for failing to support black community The State
King Day at the SC State House Dome as it happened The State
Here’s where federal workers can get food, water, supplies for free in SC The State
Kamala Harris Has Entered the 2020 Democratic Race. Here’s Who Else Is Running. The New York Times
Speaker Lucas’ humble background influences his push for education reform The Post and Courier
How SC’s King Day rally became a must-stop event for presidential candidates The State
South Carolina one of the least educated states in the U.S., study says The State
SC business groups rally support for teacher pay raises as Legislature focuses on education The Post and Courier
Why SC may merge school districts as part of an effort to reform K-12 education The State
SC Gov. McMaster, GOP leaders want K-12 education funding fix ideas by May The State
This SC school district has a plan to keep teachers around — a $5,000 annual bonus The State
Giving inmates tablets will help with staffing, safety issues, SC prisons director says The State
David Beasley on running the World Food Programme: No child anywhere should go hungry The Post and Courier
SC court rules permits can’t go out for seismic testing offshore The Post and Courier
RESOURCES
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