Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

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The Post & Courier

A Republican state senator from Charleston added drama to the S.C. Supreme Court election with allegations repeated this week that House Republicans effectively decided the race behind closed doors before it had even begun. Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, said the candidates’ quick withdrawals indicate a poll of some kind had been taken and accused Republicans of hiding behind the confidentiality pledge.

"Informal polls are a very obvious evasion of the rules around pledging,” said Lynn Teague, the vice president for issues at the League of Women Voters of South Carolina. “It is a distinction without a difference and should not be permitted.

Food Climate Change Nexus
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Climate change, and the way we manage food, are closely related. Learn about this fundamental relationship. There's a lot you can start doing today to reduce your carbon footprint.

Presented by Ted Volskay, co-chair, LWVSC Environmental Working Group

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Climate change, and the way we manage food, are closely related. Learn about this fundamental relationship. There's a lot you can start doing today to reduce your carbon footprint.

Presented by Ted Volskay, co-chair, LWVSC Environmental Working Group

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A concerted global effort is needed to fight climate change, yet global commitments to reduce carbon emissions are inadequate and slow.

Local, regional, and state efforts are needed to step up the pace. Local governments have an important responsibility to move our communities in the right direction. And that requires a plan.

Public Statement

In a victory for South Dakotans, a law that places a 30-day residency requirement for ballot initiative petition circulators has been permanently enjoined by a federal court.

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Mayors have the power to shape the vision of the city. They are the public face of the city and that role has influence. Get all the info you need to cast your vote for this significant role.

 

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This story was originally published by WIFR.

 

It’s been seven months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, escalating debate over reproductive rights.

Women’s reproductive rights has been a back-and-forth conversation for decades, but some groups want to make sure the conversation keeps moving forward and that women are listening.

A panel of health experts spoke to Freeport residents in an event sponsored by the League of Women Voters. They say the goal Tuesday night was to educate people, especially women, on their bodies and the rights they have to protect them.

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Threats to increase legislative control of the SC judiciary are very disturbing. The League of Women Voters believes that it is time to step back from the emotional heat of that issue and ensure that important decisions about fundamental aspects of our state government are made carefully and judiciously.

The League of Women Voters has studied this issue at length and believes that the best way to introduce greater integrity and respect for separation of powers into our judicial selection process would be to make the Judicial Merit Selection Commission a body of well-informed legal experts that is not dominated by members of the General Assembly or other currently serving public officials. This also would have the effect of engaging a wider public voice in these important decisions.

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