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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Refuses to Allow Consumer Groups to Testify

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For Immediate Release April 4, 2024 Public Hearing Reserved for Energy Providers Only Below is a statement of Frank Knapp Jr., president, CEO and co-founder of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, regarding Senate Judiciary Subcommittee public hearing today on House Bill 5118, the South Carolina Energy Security Act, which has been passed […]

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SC House advances controversial energy reform bill; fight anticipated in Senate

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Post and Courier March 27, 2024 By Nick Reynolds COLUMBIA — Kicking off debate on a sweeping energy policy reform bill that lawmakers have painted as a solution to the state’s looming energy crisis, Belton Republican Rep. Jay West — one of the bill’s principal architects — talked his colleagues in the state House of Representatives through

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Small businesses are not supporting SC Energy Security Act in the House

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For Immediate Release March 27, 2024 Below is a statement of Frank Knapp Jr., president, CEO and co-founder of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, regarding House Bill 5118, the South Carolina Energy Security Act, which is on the SC House calendar. —————————————————————————————————————— Yesterday I read a story about the SC Chamber of

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

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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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American democracy is cracking. These forces help explain why.

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The Washington Post August 18, 2023 Behind the sense that the political system is broken lies a collision between forces both old and new By Dan Balz and Clara Ence Morse In a country where the search for common ground is increasingly elusive, many Americans can agree on this: They believe the political system is broken

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Letter to PSC on Duke Energy Charging Stations Proposal

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June 13, 2023 Jocelyn G. Boyd, Esquire Chief Clerk & Administrator Public Service Commission of South Carolina 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100 Columbia, South Carolina 29210 RE:      Joint Application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC for Approval of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Program Docket No.  2022-158-E Dear Ms. Boyd: On

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Rock Hill’s WRHI shares info on federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Listen.

By / Healthcare, Media, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

November 23, 2022 SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce president/CEO Frank Knapp traveled to Rock Hill to talk about the federal Health Insurance Marketplace with WRHI’s Lucas McFadden and Ashley Lang on Palmetto Mornings. Listen (9 minutes) https://cts.vresp.com/c/?SCSmallBusinessChamb/94d03d92a3/TEST/53f802cdf7

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New website is like Kickstarter for SC businesses

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October 16, 2013 WCIV-TV COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) – A new website is helping small businesses in South Carolina raise capital through crowdfunding and investments. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday began taking applications for its two new web portals. “There is a growing demand for small business loans that our financial

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WIS-TV special on Health Insurance Marketplace and Obamacare tonight

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On the eve of the rollout of the Health Insurance Marketplace that will allow individuals and small business owners to easily shop for insurance plans, WIS-TV is presenting a one-hour special program on the Affordable Care Act.  This live program from Columbia starts tonight at 7PM and will be about providing information and experts answering questions

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