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Bill to allow retail sale of alcohol on Sundays passes SC House
But lawmakers are divided on an amendment requiring communities to hold a referendum on whether to allow the sales.
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SC introduces bill to reclassify homeless youth
South Carolina lawmakers are looking to redefine youth homelessness. The change could help improve children’s situations.
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SC seeks to join nearly a dozen states with sexual extortion bill
South Carolina lawmakers are pushing a bill to punish sexual extortion. The state would join nearly a dozen other states with sexual extortion laws, if it passes.
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Legislature faces deadline to act on state sex offender registry
South Carolina lawmakers have until June 9 to approve a bill allowing registered sex offenders a way to get their names off the registry.
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House approves doubling fines for passing a stopped school bus
The House passed a bill that would increase penalties for drivers unlawfully passing stopped school buses, extend stop signs on school buses and allow the Superintendent to change “dangerous” bus stop locations.
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Advocates urge tighter lending laws to end “highway robbery”
Advocates called for passage of legislation to rein in payday lenders.
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Opposing offshore drilling bills lead to contentious hearing
Fourteen-year-old Gabriella Martin was among the speakers at a contentious House meeting Wednesday on two opposing offshore drilling bills.
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Lawmakers hope to avert another tragedy with rideshare legislation
New legislation will require rideshare drivers to have illuminated lights in their cars but some think it’s not enough.
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Samantha Josephson’s memory sparks new rideshare safety act
Lawmakers introduce new legislation that would require all rideshare vehicles to have illuminated signs.
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Proposed bill can bring safety to South Carolina schools
A high school safety bill is brought back into the House after high school stabbing.
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