Skylar Laird

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Skylar Laird

The above shows the execution chamber in the Department of Corrections' Columbia prisons complex, as seen from the witness room. The firing squad chair (left) was added following a 2021 state law that made death by firing squad an option. The electric chair is under the cover.

1 week ago | scdailygazette.com | Skylar Laird

COLUMBIA — A sixth death row inmate who was twice sentenced to death by separate juries has run out of appeals for one of his killings and could be scheduled for execution in the coming weeks, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. The U.S. Supreme Court denied inmate Stephen Stanko’s appeal of his 2009 conviction for shooting his friend four years prior.

1 week ago | golaurens.com | Skylar Laird

COLUMBIA — Teachers would be able to count years of experience in another field toward their paycheck under a bill the House passed this week. The bill went back to the Senate, where it is likely to pass, sending it to the governor’s desk for his signature. Both the House and Senate passed the bill unanimously. If the bill becomes law, certified teachers would be able to count every two years of work experience as one year of teaching in a similar subject matter.

1 week ago | scdailygazette.com | Skylar Laird

COLUMBIA — Teachers would be able to count years of experience in another field toward their paycheck under a bill the House passed this week. The bill went back to the Senate, where it is likely to pass, sending it to the governor’s desk for his signature. Both the House and Senate passed the bill unanimously. If the bill becomes law, certified teachers would be able to count every two years of work experience as one year of teaching in a similar subject matter.

2 weeks ago | scdailygazette.com | Skylar Laird

COLUMBIA — A bill that would allow up to 15,000 K-12 students in South Carolina to receive $7,500 scholarships next year for private school tuition headed to the governor’s desk Thursday after the House agreed to a compromise with the Senate. Opponents of the bill in the Senate proposed a number of changes, none of which passed. Democrats in the House put up a final stand Thursday, even while acknowledging they didn’t have the votes to actually stop the bill.