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Nick Reynolds
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SC statehouse + politics w/ @postandcourier | Ex-@Newsweek, @WyoFile, @IthacaTimes. @Brockport alum, @UofSC MPA student. | Tips? nreynolds@postandcourier.com.
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Great reporting by @iamnickreynolds.bsky.social on the legislation needed for folks in South Carolina to buy Electric Vehicles being made here.

Dealerships say they sell EVs just fine, but our family did not find one that would do the tax credit paperwork, so we just bought one in NC

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Without a change in state law, Scout Motors won't be able to sell its cars in SC. A fight awaits.
Scout Motors hopes to change laws to allow the SC-based startup to sell directly to consumers. They're expected to see quite a lot of pushback from the industry
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December 22, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Major pornography companies like Pornhub and others have ceased operations in South Carolina after a new law requiring them to verify user ages went into effect Wednesday.

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Pornographic websites drop access in SC as new age-verification law takes effect
Some popular adult pornography websites have begun restricting access to South Carolina users after a law requiring them to verify users' ages took effect.
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January 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Kay Patterson, a longtime Columbia-area state legislator and one the first Black lawmakers to rise in the seniority ranks of post-Civil Rights era South Carolina, died early Friday morning, several sources told The Post and Courier. He was 93. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sou...
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December 13, 2024 at 6:18 PM
A mixed-race woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the S.C. Commission of Minority Affairs after she was reportedly denied an opportunity to join its board due to an "unlawful racial quota for membership" she says illegally favors African Americans. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sou...
South Carolina's Commission on Minority Affairs sued for 'unlawful' racial quota
Federal lawsuit filed against South Carolina Commission of Minority Affairs alleges state illegally prioritizes African-Americans over other races on its board.
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December 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM
A state audit has found persistent issues within SC's juvenile justice system since a 2022 DOJ settlement.

In all, a Dec. 5 report found a little more than half of 101 total recommendations state regulators made in 2021 have so far been implemented.

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Legislative audit shows persistent issues within South Carolina's juvenile justice system
A follow-up state audit into the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice has found poor conditions within the agency have persisted. Things are getting more difficult.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Biden's postal service created 1K jobs at Spartanburg plant. Trump's EV plans may leave them in doubt. >>> More from my colleagues @iamnickreynolds.bsky.social + Max White
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Biden's postal service created 1K jobs at Spartanburg plant. Trump's EV plans may leave them in doubt.
Reported plans from the Trump transition team to unwind USPS contracts to electrify mail trucks may impact Oshkosh, which has a facility in Spartanburg County.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM
A prominent conservative activist and attorney was found in contempt of court five years ago. The state supreme court just threw out that decision.

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A prominent GOP activist was ruled in contempt of court. The SC Supreme Court overturned the decision
Conservative activist and attorney Lauren Martel has been exonerated by the SC Supreme Court of a 2019 contempt of court charge against her in Beaufort County.
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November 13, 2024 at 10:15 PM