South Carolina Subscribed Articles

School Board restricts five more books

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in December 2025.

News

On December 9, the Beaufort County School Board voted to restrict five more books: The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryz and Crake by Margaret Atwood, November 9 by Colleen Hoover, Perfect by Ellen Hopkins, and Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaipur. A parental signature will be required for a student to checkout any of these books from the school libraries. These books were among 92 challenged books previously returned to shelves by review panels of parents, community members, teachers, librarians, and educators. State Regulation 43-170 provides a parent appeal process.

Pick Your Winter Faves & We'll Tell You How to Empower Voters in 2026

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Blog Post

Because who doesn't love a seasonal quiz?

ICYMI: Unite and Rise 8.5 Video Series Now Streaming

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters Announces Advisory Committee for Unite and Rise 8.5 Initiative

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters Responds to Supreme Court Allowing Texas’s Racist Mid-Cycle Redistricting Map to Take Effect

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Public Statement

5 Major Moments Empowering Voters and Defending Democracy in 2025

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Blog Post

There are some years we’re certain will go down in the history books — 2025 was one of them.

It was a year of challenges to both our democracy and our spirit. It was also a year when everyday voters showed up by the millions to fight for a country by and for the people.

Tarrant County District Court Sides with Commissioners Court in Challenge to Discriminatory Map

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters of Minnesota Opposes ICE Deployment in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in December 2025.

Public Statement

How Barriers to Voting Impact Native American Communities

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in November 2025.

Blog Post

For many Native communities, voting is closely tied to issues of self-determination and the protection of future generations. Access to the ballot is shaped by a long history of policies that have restricted Indigenous political power.

While these themes have been raised for decades by Native leaders and organizations, the barriers themselves are well-documented, and they continue to affect participation today.