Lawmakers presenting measures to change SC student athletics
COLUMBIA (WACH) – Some state lawmakers are presenting measures that would change who oversees high school sports. However, they don’t see major changes coming soon. Charleston Sen. Chip Campsen is one...
View ArticleAlexander Ensures Every Newborn Has a Healthy Heart
Columbia, SC – April 11, 2013 – Getting every newborn in South Carolina screened for congenital heart defects is one step closer to reality today, after the state Senate passed a bill introduced by...
View ArticleSenate leaders issue statement on Ethics Reform Bill
Columbia, SC-May 2, 2013-Senate leaders today issued the following statement on the House-passed ethics reform bill that was today assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Time is of the essence,...
View ArticleSC Senate Panel Advances Ethics Reform
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina Senate panel has advanced an ethics reform package that removes ethics investigations from legislators. The bill sent Tuesday to the full Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleRecent Updates
For the past week and much of the coming week, the Senate is occupied with crafting the state’s budget for the coming year. Much of the time has been spent discussing core government functions like...
View ArticleWeekly Senate updates
With just a week left to go in the legislative session, the Senate Republican Caucus is working hard to make sure the bills important to the people of South Carolina are passed this year. With today’s...
View ArticleElection fix bill adopted
Columbia, SC – June 5, 2013 – The Senate today adopted a conference report for S.2, a bill that fixes the issues in state law that resulted last year in hundreds being thrown off the ballot. The bill...
View ArticleEnd of session wrap up
The Senate closed out the legislative session with some incredibly good news with regards to transportation and the state budget. Late in the session, the House and Senate reached a deal on a...
View ArticleCaucus Leads Passage of Bill to Protect Innocent Human Life and Prevent Late...
Caucus Leads Passage of Bill to Protect Innocent Human Life and Prevent Late Term Abortions May 28, 2015 Following two weeks of intense work, the South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus passed The Pain...
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2015 Regular Session Wrap Up
Today, the Senate wrapped up the first year of the two-year legislative cycle. The Caucus achieved several important goals for the people of South Carolina, and initiated action on several more issues...
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