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Jan 31, 2025

A plea for Marion Bowman's life

Criminal Justice
We joined South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty delivering petitions to the governor. These are our comments.
By Paul Bowers
We joined South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty delivering petitions to the governor. These are our comments.
By Paul Bowers
Petitioners, including a white woman in minister's garments and a Black man in a dress shirt, deliver petitions at a desk in the State House lobby.
Petitioners, including a white woman in minister's garments and a Black man in a dress shirt, deliver petitions at a desk in the State House lobby.
Jan 28, 2025

State House Dispatch: Jan. 28, 2025

LGBTQ Rights
It's Project 2025, but local. We need your help fighting back.
By Paul Bowers
It's Project 2025, but local. We need your help fighting back.
By Paul Bowers
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 28, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a yellow and blue stylized image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 28, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a yellow and blue stylized image of the South Carolina State House dome.
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 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