South Carolina bill seeks statewide limit on school start dates
The House approved a measure setting that schools cannot begin before the third Monday in August, 82 to 33, arguing start dates should be local decisions. Critics say the bill shifts control from districts while some schools still begin as early as July 28 to gain extra time for a May state benchmark test.
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B.R. Skelton
R-Six Mile
Skelton
Pickens County
Ronny Townsend
Anderson
House Education and Publics Works Committee
Townsend
Legislator backs boycott over breast feeding ban at Victoria's Secret
South Carolina lawmaker Rep. Walt McLeod calls for Mothers Against Victoria's Secret as testimony highlights a Mount Pleasant store's breast feeding ban. Lori Rueger, a Charleston mother, plus clinicians and lawyers, join advocates urging a public breastfeeding rights bill during the House Judiciary Committee session.
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Mount Pleasant
Walt McLeod
D-Little Mountain
Mount Pleasant Victoria
McLeod
House Judiciary Committee
South Carolina
Lori Rueger
Charleston
Rueger
Senate Democrats Demand Poverty Protections In Tax Relief Debate
South Carolina lawmakers clash over property tax relief as House and Senate seek tax swaps and reassessment changes. Democrats insist poorer school districts receive more funding before supporting any plan, while Republicans warn of gridlock and vow to consider separate votes to avoid piecemeal relief.
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Senate
House
Sen
Larry Martin
Pickens
Senate Democrats
John Land
Manning
Land
Brad Hutto
Orangeburg
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
General Assembly
Martin
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