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Jace Woodrum, a white man in a gray suit, speaks into a microphone in a Statehouse committee room with a crowd of people sitting behind him

I’m a foster and adoptive parent. Here’s why I oppose S. 540.

South Carolina Senate Bill 540 would redefine child abuse in state law to allow harmful treatment of trans children
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"Statehouse Dispatch: March 2, 2026. This week under the copper dome." Background photo of the South Carolina Statehouse dome tinted dark orange and blue.

Statehouse Dispatch: March 2, 2026

Vaccine exemptions, photo ID for school enrollment, harming trans youth, and a ‘HALO’ for cops
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Collage of police wearing riot masks

5 ugly facts about ICE collaboration in South Carolina

Local police are surrendering local control, jeopardizing their budgets, and harming public trust by partnering with ICE
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Jackson speaks on a radio broadcast from the headquarters of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) at its annual convention. July 1973, photograph by John H. White

Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) was a South Carolina icon and a champion of civil rights for all people. He believed in the power of a rainbow coalition, a patchwork quilt of Americans from all backgrounds, cultures, faiths, and identities laboring for a better tomorrow. May we all carry on that work together.

Press Releases

As Forced ICE Collaboration Bill advances, ACLU reports on damage to public trust and civil rights

ACLU report finds widespread abuses, racial profiling, and liability risks for local law enforcement as 287(g) program expands

Immigrants Are Welcome Here: Interfaith Vigil Thursday 2/26 in Charleston

Forced ICE Collaboration Bill unanimously rejected by public in Feb. 17 hearing

Amid two hours of public comment, no public support for House Bill 4764