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After several rounds of negotiations, the White House and House Republican Leadership reached an agreement to address the debt limit and cap spending. The deal, titled the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) (H.R. 3746), would suspend the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025, effectively... Read more
This year’s entries to the J. Mitchell Graham/Barrett Lawrimore Competition were excellent!On Tuesday, the Senate took up the House amendments to the six-week abortion ban bill (
SCAC is pleased to host its 2023 Annual Awards Program Competition on May 24 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Make plans to watch the presentations live on the Association's Facebook page or at SCCounties.org/livestream. Take a few minutes to view this year’s ... Read more
As indicated in last week’s Friday Report, Governor Henry McMaster called both chambers to return to work this week. Because there is no sine die resolution, the General Assembly can take up any bills that are pending. The Senate met briefly on May 16 without taking up any bills and did not meet the rest of the week. The House debated several bills, but spent most of its time debating the six-week abortion ban bill (S. 474), which it passed and sent back to... Read more