Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Arizona lawmakers last month rushed to enact an emergency fix to a looming crisis with the state’s el…
COLUMBIA — A bill banning puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth advanced Thursday after senators re-inserted a parental notification requirement. A 10-6 vote by the Senate Medical Affairs Committee, along party lines, sent the amended bill to the Senate floor. Senators made few changes to the legislation pushed swiftly through the House […]
COLUMBIA — Legislation that would ban South Carolina businesses from requiring COVID vaccines and restrict what the state’s public health agency could provide in future pandemics advanced Wednesday in the state Senate, despite opposition that included the state Chamber of Commerce. The proposal sponsored by Sen. Shane Martin would greatly expand on a law signed […]
COLUMBIA — All of South Carolina’s K-12 students could qualify for public aid toward private schooling under legislation that could exponentially expand the state’s fledgling voucher program. The latest proposal, introduced Wednesday by House GOP leaders, would make all students, regardless of their parents’ income, eligible for state aid toward private tuition, tutoring, transportation and […]
As South Carolina seeks to become a hub for electric vehicles and batteries, the technical college system finds itself juggling the startup for a swarm of programs to train residents for high paying jobs in the industry.
Trump was on stage for about 30 minutes and stuck to his usual talking points — the situation on the border is “the worst it’s ever been” and the country “is a failing nation.” He predicted that Michigan autoworkers would support him in that state’s primary on Tuesday.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center will install two emergency generators and build a storage facility for the generators thanks to a $10,450,800 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County property owners should expect to see an eyebrow-raising jump in the assessed value of their property this year. The Tompkins County Assessment Department published in its annual county-wide assessment report that property value in Tompkins County, on average, increased by 19.8%. It is a steep rise that is calculated from […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County legislature took another step in their plans to build a Center of Government earlier this week when they approved what county departments would be housed in the building slated for the 300 block of North Tioga Street in the City of Ithaca. A total of 16 departments will be […]
