SC Senate Passes Healthcare Compact
South Carolina could opt out of many provisions of President Obama’s healthcare plan and be allowed to regulate its own healthcare policy decisions under a bill passed by the state Senate Wednesday. The bill, S.836, sponsored by Senator Larry Grooms and others, would make South Carolina a part of an interstate compact, with each state […]
SC Senate Passes Bill to Exempt State from Healthcare Mandates
Yesterday afternoon, the state Senate passed a bill that would allow South Carolina to regulate healthcare decisions within its own borders. The bill, S.836, sponsored by Senator Larry Grooms and others, would make South Carolina a part of an interstate compact, in which each state joining the compact would gain the right to bypass federal […]
School Choice Bill Introduced in SC Senate
A bipartisan group of seventeen senators has introduced school choice legislation in the South Carolina State Senate. The bill primarily supports low-income students and children with special educational needs through privately funded scholarships. Modest tax deductions for families who homeschool their children or pay out of pocket for independent schools are also part of the […]
