South Carolina Daily Gazette
The South Carolina Daily Gazette is a nonprofit, unbiased news platform that focuses on state government and its officials. It highlights how their choices affect residents throughout the Palmetto State.
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scdailygazette.com | David Wren
by David Wren, SC Daily Gazette May 30, 2025 Volvo Cars has halted production at its Lowcountry plant because of a parts shortage, highlighting the growing supply chain issues automakers nationwide are experiencing in the wake of President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs.
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scdailygazette.com | Jessica Holdman
by Jessica Holdman, SC Daily Gazette May 29, 2025 The number of state forests in South Carolina could jump from five to seven. A land conservation group bought a 1,644-acre forest tract in the Lowcountry with plans to transfer it to the state Forestry Commission for management. Thursday’s announcement from Dorchester County follows a 2,700-acre purchase in Jasper County two weeks ago by the Nature Conservancy that was expected to become the first new state forest in 20 years.
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scdailygazette.com | Jessica Holdman
COLUMBIA — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster celebrated a law Wednesday that aims to put the brakes on rising insurance costs faced by businesses, especially bars and restaurants, in the Palmetto State. The new law, which the governor actually signed last week, gives establishments that sell alcohol options, as well as requirements, for reducing their minimum insurance coverage.
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scdailygazette.com | Skylar Laird
COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators sent their final budget plan to Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday despite complaints from some legislators about their $18,000 raises. This year’s $14.7 billion spending plan, which the Senate approved 37-5 and the House 88-25, includes a clause that would raise the amount legislators receive for in-district expenses from $1,000 to $2,500 per month.
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scdailygazette.com | Skylar Laird
COLUMBIA — The Columbia City Council again deferred a vote to repeal an ordinance banning so-called conversion therapy Tuesday despite the looming threat of losing millions in state dollars. The 2021 ordinance, which threatens a $500 fine for licensed therapists who attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBTQ+ minor, has never been used, according to the mayor’s office.
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