Tracy Glantz

5 days ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Advocates against repealing the city’s ban on conversion therapy filled the council chambers during a meeting of the Columbia City Council on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

6 days ago | heraldonline.com | Tracy Glantz

Two of South Carolina’s most prominent universities are once again offering some reprieve for their resident students: no tuition increases. Tuition at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University will remain the same for in-state students during the 2025-26 academic year, thanks to $65 million set aside for tuition mitigation funds provided to public colleges and universities by the state Legislature. But certain fees will be bumped up, and out-of-state students will pay more.

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz |Matthew Hall

The Columbia City Council votes on the first reading to repeal the citywide ban on conversion therapy during a meeting of the council on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The council voted 4-3 to repeal the ban. A second vote is required to rescind the ordinance. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Bullies always believe they will get the better of you until they don’t.

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks about a human trafficking victim protection bill before a ceremonial bill signing in the lobby of the State House on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Tracy Glantz [email protected] COLUMBIA, S.C.As Attorney General Alan Wilson prepares to join the race for governor, which he is expected to enter on Monday, that race would create a domino effect of people jumping into a race to succeed the state’s top prosecutor.

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

South Carolina’s Chloe Kitts Tracy Glantz [email protected] Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team know where they’ll be playing their SEC games in the 2025-26 season. USC will face Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Texas at home in Colonial Life Arena, the conference announced Tuesday.