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Press Release: Duke Rate Hike Challenged by SC Small Business Chamber

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For Immediate Release March 12, 2024 Duke Rate Hike Challenged by SC Small Business Chamber Columbia, SC—Electric rates for Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) customers would increase in 2024 and 2026 resulting in 17.5% (residential) and 11.9% (general service) higher rates if approved by the SC Public Service Commission (PSC).  DEC has approximately 658,000 customers in […]

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SC groups protest Duke Energy request to exponentially raise rates in the Upstate

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Post and Courier March 6, 2024 By Conor Hughes Consumer and business groups are protesting Duke Energy’s plans to exponentially raise power rates for Upstate customers, saying the increase is too burdensome and that South Carolina ratepayers are being asked to foot the bill for out of state expenses. The utility said the increase, delayed

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Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion

By / Healthcare, Press, Small Business /

KFF Health News, February 16, 2024 CBS News, February 16, 2024 US News & World Report, February 18, 2024 The Moultrie Observer, March 3, 2024 By Daniel Chang and Andy Miller Patrick Dunnagan of Raleigh, North Carolina, hasn’t been able to work for years because of kidney disease and chronic pain. When North Carolina on Dec. 1 became

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Democracy Most Urgent Issue Facing America

By / Democracy, Protecting Democracy, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters January 31, 2024 MOST URGENT ISSUE Given a list of 10 issues and asked which is the most urgent one facing the country today, 24 percent of voters say preserving democracy in the United States, 20 percent say the economy, and 20 percent say immigration. There are wide

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Conservative groups bash effort to allow ranked-choice voting

By / Democracy, Press, ranked choice voting, Small Business /

Post & Courier January 26, 2024 By Nick Reynolds COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers are considering bipartisan legislation to allow municipalities the option to adopt a ranked-choice “instant runoff” system to elect some local offices amid concerns over high-cost, low-turnout runoff elections some communities face each year. The bill, sponsored by Columbia Democratic Rep. Jermaine Johnson and Easley

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State and National Organizations to Rally at Statehouse for Municipal Election System Choice

By / Democracy, Press, Protecting Democracy /

Better Ballot SC, SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Principles First, FairVote, Country First, Rank The Vote, Veterans For All Voters, Braver Angels Soda City Alliance, Business for Democracy   Media Advisory January 19, 2024 Contact Frank Knapp, 803-600-6874, fknapp@scsbc.org Who: Better Ballot SC, SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Principles First, FairVote, Country First,

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SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce supports Senate Bill 855

By / Healthcare, Small Business /

January 9, 2024 The Honorable Tom Davis, Chairman SC Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee 203 Gressette Building Columbia, SC  29201 Re: Senate Bill 855 Dear Senator Davis, The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce supports Senate Bill 855. The bill calls for the creation of the Healthcare Market Reform Measures Study Committee to “study whether to

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Charleston’s wet winter has begun. Here’s why, and what it means for coming months.

By / Climate / Energy, Environment, Press, Small Business /

Post and Courier December 26, 2023 By Toby Cox According to the National Weather Service, downtown Charleston typically sees 2.41 inches of rain in December. This year, the city has seen 5.18 inches as of Dec. 25, with additional rain forecast through the end of the month and into the new year. “We have this

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Debate on instant runoff voting continues in Charleston, experts weigh in

By / Democracy, Press, ranked choice voting /

WCSC-TV (Charleston, SC) December 26, 2023 Watch Video By Molly McBride CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – After a push to allow instant runoff voting in South Carolina, one state representative from the Lowcountry is warning against the highly debated election method. Instant runoff voting, or ranked-choice voting, is an election method that’s not currently allowed in South Carolina. Here’s

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Editorial: Charleston should back effort to allow ranked-choice voting

By / Democracy, Media, Press /

Post and Courier December 16, 2023 BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF We believe Charleston Mayor-elect William Cogswell still would be Charleston’s mayor-elect if the city had used a ranked-choice voting system this year rather than the traditional method, which involved both a general municipal election and then a runoff two weeks later; after all, Mr. Cogswell

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