Some SC School Districts Won’t Give Grades Below 50? - Really? - CLICK LINK FOR DETAILS - https://scdailygazette.com/2025/04/16/some-sc-school-districts-wont-give-grades-below-50-legislation-would-ban-such-policies

https://www.scpolicycouncil.org/statehouse_update_april_15_17?utm_campaign=statehouse_update_april_15_17

POWER THIRSTY DATA CENTERS - WILL AI BE THE DEATH OF HUMANITY? - CLICK LINK FOR STORY - https://scdailygazette.com/2025/04/10/repub/as-demand-for-ai-rises-so-do-power-thirsty-data-centers/ Current AI models use thousands of GPUs to operate and training a single chatbot, like ChatGPT, uses about the same amount of energy as 100 homes over the course of a year. Then, multiply that times the thousands of models that are being trained.

The Origin of SC’s "Racial Equity" Health Care Roadmap - CLICK LINK FOR DETAILS - https://palmettostatewatchfoundation.com/2025/04/09/the-origin-of-scs-racial-equity-health-care-roadmap/ - This is Part 4 in a series investigating health and racial equity in the reorganization of South Carolina’s health care. Around 2010, a loose community of stakeholders committed to health care reform began gathering, eventually under the name South Carolina Health Coordinating Council (SCHCC). The SCHCC was nurtured by the South Carolina Hospital Association.

SC Legislators Attempt to Remove State Treasurer & Move To Appointments - It seems that the SC Senate Finance Committee has made it their mission to go after every financial leader in SC. - CLICK LINK FOR STORY - https://palmettostatewatch.com/sc-legislators-attempt-to-remove-state-treasurer-move-to-appointments/

South Carolina Lawmakers Have Other Options For Achieving A Flat Income Tax - CLICK LINK FOR DETAILS - https://taxfoundation.org/blog/south-carolina-flat-income-tax-reform/ Lawmakers are right to enact a single-rate individual income tax. However, lawmakers should consider the full effects of the reform, ensuring that relief is not financed by shifting the tax burden to lower-income individuals and families.

https://southcarolinafreedomcaucus.substack.com/p/eliminating-earmarks