jmholdman.bsky.social
@jmholdman.bsky.social
Workforce and Higher Ed Reporter for SCDailyGazette
- Midwestern by birth; SC by marriage -
Fmr: postandcourier, bismarcktribune, spokesmanreview, greeleytribune, mujschool
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Online students lose thousands of dollars following closure of SC’s Limestone University scdailygazette.com/2025/06/11/o... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
Online students lose thousands of dollars following closure of SC's Limestone University • SC Daily Gazette
Limestone University students say they're out thousands of dollars after pre-paying for summer classes before the college closed.
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June 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Former CEO of SC-owned railroad sentenced in federal fraud case scdailygazette.com/2025/05/22/f... by David Wren
Former CEO of SC-owned railroad sentenced in federal fraud case • SC Daily Gazette
The former CEO of Palmetto Railways will serve five years of probation for his part in a scheme involving a Port of Charleston customer.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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SC consumer, environmental groups decry cuts to sweeping energy legislation

The one Senate addition left in the latest version makes it easier for utilities to increase rates yearly

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SC consumer, environmental groups decry cuts to sweeping energy legislation • SC Daily Gazette
Fate of massive energy legislation in question after the SC House removed measures meant to safeguard consumers and landowners.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Lawsuit prompts bill changing ‘racial quota’ rules for SC’s minority affairs board scdailygazette.com/2025/04/08/l... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
Lawsuit prompts bill changing 'racial quota' rules for SC's minority affairs board • SC Daily Gazette
Following lawsuits, SC senators want to remove requirements that the state Commission for Minority Affairs have a majority-Black board.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Senate passes sweeping energy bill aimed at meeting SC’s growing power needs scdailygazette.com/2025/04/03/s... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
Senate passes sweeping energy bill aimed at meeting SC's growing power needs • SC Daily Gazette
The SC Senate passed legislation clearing the path for a new power plant and addressing the future of energy in the rapidly growing state.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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SC activists call for expanded gun background checks a decade after Mother Emanuel slaying scdailygazette.com/2025/03/13/s... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
SC activists call for expanded gun background checks a decade after Mother Emanuel slaying • SC Daily Gazette
SC activists continue calls to close the "Charleston loophole" for gun background checks nearly a decade after the Mother Emanuel shooting.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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SC anti-DEI bill could impact everything from school cafeterias to university bookstores scdailygazette.com/2025/03/05/s... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
SC anti-DEI bill could impact everything from school cafeterias to university bookstores • SC Daily Gazette
Opponents warn a proposal meant to strip DEI initiatives from South Carolina state and local governments would have a broad impact.
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March 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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South Carolinians are renting out their cars. A bill would put ‘guard rails’ on the income booster. scdailygazette.com/2025/03/03/s... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
South Carolinians are renting out their cars. A bill would put 'guard rails' on the income booster. • SC Daily Gazette
Legislators consider legislation that sets insurance requirements and other safety measures for the state's car sharing industry
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March 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Without a hands-free driving law, SC could lose upwards of $40M in federal road funding scdailygazette.com/2025/02/27/w... by @jmholdman.bsky.social
Without a hands-free driving law, SC could lose upwards of $40M in federal road funding • SC Daily Gazette
SC has long resisted efforts to outlaw the handheld use of cellphones while driving. Now the state stands to lose federal highway funding.
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February 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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As executions continue in SC, these inmates can’t receive death warrants

@sky-latte.bsky.social explains the legalities and the cases of the six men who have either been found incompetent for execution or are waiting on a judge to decide their mental status

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As executions continue in SC, these inmates can't receive death warrants • SC Daily Gazette
Two of South Carolina's death row inmates have been found incompetent, while another three are awaiting lower court decisions
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February 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Bill seeks to rein in sales of THC-infused drinks and edibles in a state where marijuana remains illegal scdailygazette.com/2025/02/17/b... by @schornobroff.bsky.social
Bill seeks to rein in sales of THC-infused drinks and edibles in SC • SC Daily Gazette
In a state where marijuana remains illegal, legislators are trying to regulate which hemp-infused products are and aren't legal.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM