Lottery referendum favored in statewide poll
A Mason Dixon poll for The Post and Courier and WCBD-TV finds 62 percent support for a constitutional lottery if held now. Gov. Hodges has 42 percent positive ratings, with 31 percent fair and 17 percent poor, amid party and flag debates.
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South Carolina boycott hurts tourism and flags debate grows
Hilton Head Island reports about 1.3 million lost in tourism while Myrtle Beach cites 900000 as NAACP boycott efforts expand. Senators propose three plans to move the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome, while national groups press for broader company funding to honor the boycott.
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Popular Gullah Festival canceled over flag feud
In Beaufort the annual Gullah Festival for Memorial Day Weekend is canceled due to an NAACP tourism boycott of South Carolina over the Confederate flag atop the Statehouse. Founder Rosalie Pazant notes loss of sponsors and rising vendor cancellations risk a financial disaster. Opponents call the flag racist. supporters say it honors Civil War dead.
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