On March 15, 2023, the SC Senate passed the Academic Choice in Education (ACE) bill (S. 285). Senator Wes Climer is a co-sponsor of the bill and Senator Michael Johnson voted in favor of the bill. S. 285 (ACE) would provide would provide four student groups with privately funded scholarships: low-income students special-needs students homeschool...
Representative Raye Felder sat down with CN2 to discuss her priorities this year in the State House of Representatives.
Representative Adam Morgan, Chairman of the SC Freedom Caucus was recently interviewed. Listen here.
On March 8, 2023, the SC House passed the “CLEMENTA C. PINCKNEY HATE CRIMES ACT.” Conservatives were able to remove section 2, that defined sex as gender, but gender is a still a protected class under this bill. There are numerous concerns with this language, especially as it pertains to religious freedom and churches. Thank...
Today, March 2, 2023, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed H. 3595, an important Bond Reform Bill to keep violent repeat criminals off the street. This Bill will require cash bond for violent criminals and a five year enhanced sentence if they commit a violent crime while out on pretrial release. York County Representatives...
The South Carolina Freedom Caucus has filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Commission to be recognized as a full legislative caucus. The lawsuit has been filed in federal court and lists the House Ethics Committee as defendants. The Freedom Caucus is classified as a “special legislative interest caucus” and state law specifically forbids it...
The Senate passed the Trafficking in Fentanyl Bill S. 153 on February 21, 2023 and the Fentanyl Induced Homicide Bill S. 1 on February 22, 2023. Both Bills were approved with zero Nay votes, a rare bipartisan victory. S. 153 bill makes fentanyl the a schedule II narcotic, the same level as heroin and cocaine....
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed H. 3594, Constitutional Carry Bill on February 22, 2023 by a vote of 90-30. This bill will make it legal for all citizens of South Carolina to a carry firearm, open or concealed without a permit. York County Representatives David O’Neal, Brandon Guffey, Heath Sessions, Tommy Pope, Dennis...
Photo of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans South Carolina saw drug overdose deaths rise by over 25% in 2021 according to a report by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The overdose deaths are fueled by the flow of fentanyl across our southern border. According to the report, South Carolina...
