At the 1977 dedication of a building bearing his name in Washington, D.C., former vice president Hubert Humphrey said: “The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed nine opioid-related bills in an effort to address the ongoing health crisis in the state. The signing June 4 came at an addiction treatment and rehabilitation center in Greenville. McMaster declared the opioid epidemic ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) The South Carolina legislative session is over, but lawmakers still have work to do. Over the final two days of the session, the General Assembly passed dozens of bills that included banning drones from flying near prisons, increasing ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina lawmakers have passed legislation restoring mandatory vision screenings for drivers who renew their licenses. The House voted 99-8 Tuesday to concur with a Senate amendment that would apply the new vision test. The bill, introduced in ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A bill requiring pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in South Carolina not providing critical care in hospitals to take a 30-minute break during a 12-hour shift has passed a House committee. Pharmacists testified earlier that they are often fatigued ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Time ran out April 10 for new potential laws in South Carolina as a key crossover deadline passed, likely dooming bills that would increase penalties for texting while driving, extend time for gun background checks and ...

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A South Carolina House panel voted March 21 against expanding the regulation of agricultural water use in the state. The bill, proposed by Reps. James Smith, D-Richland, and Bill Taylor, R-Aiken, failed to pass the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural ...

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According to the National Registry of Exonerations, seven of the 2,138 listed exonerees are from South Carolina. State lawmakers are looking to make South Carolina the 33rd state that compensates those who have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. The federal ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) Members of faith and law enforcement communities are voicing support for a bipartisan bill that would make it tougher for someone like Dylann Roof to buy a gun in South Carolina. Emanuel AME Church pastor Eric Manning told ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina senators have advanced a bill that would likely ban all abortions in the state. Local media report the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 Feb. 20 to advance a bill that says life begins at conception and at ...

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