AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSouth Carolina Politics: The state House approved major election changes, including shorter early voting for primaries/special elections and allowing use of federal databases to screen voter rolls, while critics warn the approach limits due process. U.S. Senate Race: Early voting is now open for South Carolina’s special GOP Senate primary to replace Lindsey Graham, with rules limiting eligibility to voters from the June 9 Republican primary (and those who didn’t vote). Public Safety: Highway Patrol is urging drivers to follow school bus stop laws as kids head back to class, warning of steep penalties for passing a stopped bus. Energy & Utilities: South Carolina regulators set a procedural schedule for the Dominion Energy–NextEra merger review, with a hearing slated for Dec. 8. Health: Measles cases are hitting record highs nationwide, and South Carolina is among the states carrying a large share of the outbreak as schools reopen. Workforce & Local Economy: A $5.9 million federal grant will complete funding for the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s Arthur E. Brown Regional Workforce Training Center in Bluffton. Crime & Courts: A Rock Hill man was sentenced to 25 years in federal court for conspiring to straw-purchase guns tied to a drug trafficking ring.
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