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Certificate of Need repeal heads to governor’s desk 

May 5, 2023 South Carolina Policy Council
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May 2, 2023 South Carolina Policy Council
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Certificate of Need repeal passes major legislative hurdle

April 28, 2023 South Carolina Policy Council
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SCPC Voter Poll Release (May 31 – Jun 3, 2022)

June 9, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council
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Inflation in SC shows need for bold tax cuts

May 20, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council
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Analysis: SC’s competing tax cut proposals, what to know

February 24, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council
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Three crucial tax reforms for South Carolina

January 13, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council
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Bills to watch in 2020: Part one

December 5, 2019 South Carolina Policy Council
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Certificate of Need repeal heads to governor’s desk 
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Certificate of Need repeal heads to governor’s desk 
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Certificate of Need repeal passes major legislative hurdle
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Certificate of Need repeal passes major legislative hurdle
An interest rate cap would harm SC consumers, reduce options
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An interest rate cap would harm SC consumers, reduce options
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Taking the Power Back: Eight Reforms
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Taking the Power Back: Eight Reforms
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Certificate of Need repeal heads to governor’s desk 
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Certificate of Need repeal heads to governor’s desk 
An interest rate cap would harm SC consumers, reduce options
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An interest rate cap would harm SC consumers, reduce options
FY24 budget proposals: SC needs (and can afford) a bigger tax cut
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FY24 budget proposals: SC needs (and can afford) a bigger tax cut
Six steps to improve SC’s judicial system
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Six steps to improve SC’s judicial system
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These House budget provisos need attention

March 19, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

The House this week passed its version of the largest state government budget in South Carolina’s history – a bill that would appropriate $38.2 billion in tax dollars, federal funds,…

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Check-in: Budget transparency hits a new low

March 4, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

Transparency for taxpayers hit a new low this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, the S.C. Senate held a total of nine budget subcommittee hearings – the most it has held in one…

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Analysis: SC’s competing tax cut proposals, what to know

February 24, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

After years of justified frustration from taxpayers, state lawmakers have finally decided to address South Carolina’s highest-in-the-Southeast top income tax rate. The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lower…

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Analysis: Blurring the line between education and job training (updated)

February 15, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

Update as of 2/12/22: H.4766, which would add more seats and give more power to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development, passed the S.C. House on Feb. 8. The bill…

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Analysis: Medical cannabis is a win, despite issues in bill

February 14, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

In late 2020, a Senate bill (S.150) was introduced that would give South Carolinians the right to use medical cannabis to treat certain debilitating conditions, called as the “Compassionate Care…

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Happening at the Statehouse (May 3 – May 5)

February 1, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

The regular legislative session ends Thursday, May 12, meaning less than two weeks remain for most bills to reach the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Here’s a quick update…

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Analysis: Bill would let for-profit pipeline companies take citizens’ property

January 27, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

A House committee this week deliberated a bill that would allow for-profit pipeline companies to take citizens’ property using eminent domain. Two similar bills were filed in 2020.   How your property gets taken  H.3527 creates…

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SCPC is hiring an Executive Director!

January 24, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

The South Carolina Policy Council is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization in making South Carolina the freest state!   At its core, SCPC exists to identify barriers to freedom – and…

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Half of House budget meetings not streamed in first week (now updated weekly)

January 14, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

Budget meetings sorted by week As part of our push for more government transparency, we have been tracking the streaming of legislative budget meetings each week. Below is list of…

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Three crucial tax reforms for South Carolina

January 13, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

The S.C. Legislature convened for session this week, renewing calls to fix South Carolina’s dated and uncompetitive tax structure. This focus comes as our northern neighbor passed a significant tax cut last year, with Georgia making…

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Getting public records shouldn’t be this hard

January 6, 2022 South Carolina Policy Council

Bryce sits down with veteran investigative reporter and editor of The Nerve, Rick Brundrett, to discuss public records in South Carolina, which can be expensive and time consuming to obtain.…

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Bills to watch in 2022

December 14, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

At the end of each year, state lawmakers file a series of bills (known as “prefiles”) in anticipation of the upcoming legislative session. The following report looks at some of the most significant House prefiles, organized by…

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What happened at the Statehouse this week?

December 3, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

New bills filed (highlights)  S.1236 – Providing every taxpayer a rebate of $100 for each month that the average regular price of gas exceeds $4 per gallon H.5223 – A handgun must…

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South Carolina needs judicial reform

November 19, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

1.20.22 UPDATE: Ahead of next month’s judicial elections, including for one seat on the state Supreme Court and Administrative Law Court, and many on the Court of Appeals, circuit court,…

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Let’s pump the brakes on the electric vehicle panic

October 29, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

*** On Wednesday, a special legislative committee tasked with “modernizing” the state’s transportation funding system met for the second time, once again alleging that the rise in electric and hybrid vehicles pose an…

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These eight reforms can reshape South Carolina

October 28, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

In our latest video, we go in-depth on our recently published report, Eight reforms to take your power back, to explain how changes like reforming our judicial selection process, shortening the legislative…

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Delegations in SC among most powerful in nation

October 28, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

We talk through our latest project which revealed that legislative delegations in South Carolina are among the most powerful in the nation. We’re also asking SC viewers to find their…

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Eight reforms to take your power back

October 7, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

. South Carolina has some of the most powerful politicians in the country. They exercise unwarranted powers over state government and the economy, and face very little accountability for their…

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Delegations have a transparency problem: let’s fix it

September 24, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

Legislative delegations in South Carolina have a serious transparency problem. As it turns out, an alarming number of counties are missing basic information about legislative delegations on their websites. In fact, some…

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Delegations in SC rank among most powerful in nation

September 17, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

South Carolina’s county legislative delegations, comprised of the lawmakers representing each of the state’s 46 counties, are among the most powerful in the nation. In fact, most states don’t even recognize such delegations, and where they do,…

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Delegation influence reaches state airports

August 19, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

By now, if you’ve been following the Policy Council’s latest research, it should come as no surprise to hear that legislative delegations (the group of state lawmakers representing a particular county) play an oversized role in filling important state and local positions, which has…

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South Carolina’s magistrate judge problem

August 18, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

We break down the issues facing South Carolina’s magistrate court system, where in some counties, a single state senator is primarily responsible for the selection of powerful local judges.

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Lawmakers need to fix SC’s magistrate system

August 13, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

In South Carolina, magistrate judges have serious power, especially over the lives of everyday citizens. For many, their courtroom will be the final stop when it comes to adjudicating legal issues. This is why it is particularly alarming that in…

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Small groups of lawmakers with tremendous power.

August 10, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

In our latest video, we look at how small groups of lawmakers control crucial functions of state government, and what that means for the everyday lives of South Carolinians.

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State lawmakers are gearing up for a new road funding bill.

August 10, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

During a special committee held last week, lawmakers made the bold claim that SC’s method of funding transportation will soon need to change as fuel-efficient/electric vehicles become more widely adopted.…

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House speaker admits SC shouldn’t be in the power business.

August 10, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

During Tuesday’s Santee Cooper conference committee, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas admitted that government should get out of the power generation business. He also worried that, even with the proposed…

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Quick look: What’s happening with Santee Cooper?

August 10, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

In our first video, we look at what’s been happening with state-owned utility Santee Cooper, and break down why certain reforms proposed by lawmakers fall short.

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Why don’t more counties control local road funding?

July 23, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

Despite the gas-tax-hike having passed in 2017, an alarming number of South Carolina’s roads and bridges are still crumbling. As bad as things are for state roads and highways, locally managed roads are sometimes in the worst condition, as…

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How small groups of lawmakers control massive state institutions

July 14, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

There is little question that South Carolina lawmakers exert tremendous power over state government, and consequently, the life everyday citizens. This topic is something the Policy Council has researched extensively…

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Explosive spending, questionable provisos define next year’s budget

June 25, 2021 South Carolina Policy Council

State lawmakers this week approved what will be the final version of next fiscal year’s $32 billion-plus budget, pending vetoes issued by the governor. The General Assembly will take up any vetoed items when it reconvenes next Tuesday for the final…

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