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Jan 21, 2025

State House Dispatch: Jan. 21, 2025

Juvenile Justice
This week under the copper dome: Inauguration, private school vouchers, and a juvenile justice emergency
By Paul Bowers
This week under the copper dome: Inauguration, private school vouchers, and a juvenile justice emergency
By Paul Bowers
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 21, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over an image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 21, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over an image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Jan 15, 2025

The legislature is back. Get ready with us.

We sifted through every pre-filed bill for this session in the State House. Here’s what we found.
By Paul Bowers
We sifted through every pre-filed bill for this session in the State House. Here’s what we found.
By Paul Bowers
"The legislature is back. Get ready with us." Text is overlaid on an aerial-view photo of people milling around in the State House lobby.
"The legislature is back. Get ready with us." Text is overlaid on an aerial-view photo of people milling around in the State House lobby.
Jan 10, 2025

What starts in the South doesn't stay here. Funders should take note.

A note from ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum
By Jace Woodrum
A note from ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum
By Jace Woodrum
"What starts in the South doesn't stay here. Funders should take note." Photo of Executive Director Jace Woodrum, a white man with short facial hair and thick rimmed glasses, speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol. The ACLU-SC logo is at bottom right.
"What starts in the South doesn't stay here. Funders should take note." Photo of Executive Director Jace Woodrum, a white man with short facial hair and thick rimmed glasses, speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol. The ACLU-SC logo is at bottom right.
Jan 8, 2025

The ugly truth about school vouchers

Religious Liberty
6 reasons why South Carolina can't afford to throw away money on private schools
By Paul Bowers
6 reasons why South Carolina can't afford to throw away money on private schools
By Paul Bowers
"The ugly truth about school vouchers." Text appears over a photo of an abandoned and damaged classroom.
"The ugly truth about school vouchers." Text appears over a photo of an abandoned and damaged classroom.
Nov 14, 2024

What happened with the Charleston County School Board election

Free Speech
Civil liberties were on the ballot. Here’s how we got involved and who won.
By Jace Woodrum
Civil liberties were on the ballot. Here’s how we got involved and who won.
By Jace Woodrum
A tattered South Carolina flag hangs from a flagpole in front of the Charleston County School District office
A tattered South Carolina flag hangs from a flagpole in front of the Charleston County School District office
Nov 5, 2024

My book faces a statewide ban in South Carolina. Here's why that matters.

Free Speech
Author Elana K. Arnold responds to an attempted ban on her novel Damsel across all grade levels
By Elana K. Arnold
Author Elana K. Arnold responds to an attempted ban on her novel Damsel across all grade levels
By Elana K. Arnold
Cover of Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Cover of Damsel by Elana K. Arnold