McMaster thanks frontline workers and others who helped South Carolina persevere through the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’ve never been prouder of our people than right now.” #SCSOTS2021
McMaster argues other states have “gone too far” in responding to pandemic and “trampled personal freedoms.” Names some of the common conservative targets: LA, Chicago NY, SF.
“We took a road less traveled – a better road. We slowed down, but safety remained open.” #SCSOTS2021
SC Democratic Party chairman responds #SCSOTS2021 >
About half of the lawmakers in House chamber give @henrymcmaster a standing ovation for his call to pass the so-called “heartbeat bill” banning abortion after ~6 weeks. Dems of course not clapping at all.
A lot of GOP leaders expect this will be the year it passes. #SCSOTS2021
McMaster calls for reform of South Carolina’s magistrate system, noting the lack of scrutiny and training for judges “has been detailed in the media.”
Just in: A South Carolina circuit court judge has temporarily blocked @henrymcmaster's decision to use $32M of federal coronavirus aid to fund private school vouchers postandcourier.com/politics/sc-ju…
@henrymcmaster Skyler Hutto, the son of @BradHutto, argued McMaster's plan violates a portion of the state constitution that prevents the government from funding private/religious education.
"Working families in South Carolina are struggling to make ends meet during this pandemic and every parent should have the opportunity to choose the educational instruction that best suits their child’s needs." postandcourier.com/politics/sc-ju…
Good morning from Beaufort, where @PeteButtigieg is set to begin a weekend in South Carolina.
Several hundred folks were undeterred by the rain and are now filing in. #SC2020
@PeteButtigieg Opening with a shoutout to SC Dems, GA Dems and IN Dems in attendance, @PeteButtigieg says "we know that there is no such thing as a permanently red state." #SC2020
"There has never been a moment of greater urgency," @PeteButtigieg tells Dem voters in Beaufort, listing plans for rural healthcare/internet, tackling systemic racism and gun safety.
"I think we may even be under-reacting to the stakes of the moment we're living in." #SC2020
THREAD: Today, S.C. utility regulators cut power rates 17 months after a massive nuclear project was nixed. It's way less than many hoped, but still billions of dollars in future savings for the public.
It may not have happened without the work of unrelenting local reporters.
2) Those reporters are too humble to take credit for what they did, so I'll give it to them in the form of a few highlights.
3) Within weeks of the project getting cancelled, @Andy_Ed_Brown had uncovered early signs of "incompetence at every level" that had gone unheeded as SCE&G continued to collect ratepayer money for their "sexy" failing project: postandcourier.com/business/early…