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The Insiders: May 16, 2024
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Former Columbia mayor at the White House
Former mayor Steve Benjamin was in D.C. discussing school desegregation.
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North Carolina Republicans pushing to make it illegal to wear masks in public
Republicans say the bill is only focused on people who mask as a means to conceal their identity.
Politics
SC public health overhaul could be revived this year
The bill aimed to combine six separate agencies into a new Executive Office of Health and Policy.
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A proposal to combine state agencies could be revived when lawmakers return to Columbia next month
The bill died after an ultra-conservative faction of the State House used a procedural move in the last five minutes of the regular legislative session.
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How South Carolina ensures voters are qualified
News 19 sat down with the State Election Commission about the procedure in place to make sure everyone voting in the upcoming primary is a US citizen.
Nation World
DOJ formally moves to reclassify marijuana
The change in classification would move pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids.
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Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack
Unlike most federal agencies, the consumer bureau does not rely on the annual budget process in Congress. Instead, it is funded directly by the Federal Reserve.
Politics
Hundreds of pending gun charges could be dismissed under SC bill
Before the permitless carry law was signed, unlawful possession was one of the most common charges in South Carolina.
Politics
SC bill to dismiss some gun related charges
More than 1,000 people across the state are charged with gun crimes, this before the open carry law was passed in March.
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Slovakia's populist prime minister shot multiple times in attempted assassination
A suspect was in custody, and an initial investigation found “a clear political motivation” behind the assassination attempt, Slovakia's Interior Minister said.
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