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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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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

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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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Conservative groups bash effort to allow ranked-choice voting

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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

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

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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

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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

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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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