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Apr 28, 2025

State House Dispatch: April 28, 2025

Religious Liberty
State-funded discrimination against students with disabilities, an overly broad gang definition, and a push for anti-gay ‘therapy’
State-funded discrimination against students with disabilities, an overly broad gang definition, and a push for anti-gay ‘therapy’
"State House Dispatch: April 28, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a green-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: April 28, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a green-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Apr 21, 2025

State House Dispatch: April 21, 2025

Criminal Justice
Police surveillance expansion, religious messaging in public schools, and a positive change for incarcerated pregnant women
Police surveillance expansion, religious messaging in public schools, and a positive change for incarcerated pregnant women
"State House Dispatch: April 21, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a red-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: April 21, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a red-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Apr 16, 2025

Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All

Immigrants' Rights
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided
By Hina Shamsi
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided
By Hina Shamsi
Photo of military personnel in tactical gear beside an armored vehicle in the street near a capital building
Photo of military personnel in tactical gear beside an armored vehicle in the street near a capital building
Apr 16, 2025

South Carolina asks 5% of voters to verify their registration or be marked inactive 

Democracy & Voting Rights
Check your mail, protect your right to vote
Check your mail, protect your right to vote
"Check your mail. Protect your right to vote." An open envelope with a Voter Registration Confirmation Card inside. Background is a wood countertop.
"Check your mail. Protect your right to vote." An open envelope with a Voter Registration Confirmation Card inside. Background is a wood countertop.
Apr 14, 2025

State House Dispatch: April 14, 2025

Free Speech
More religion in schools, compelled speech about vaccines, and an update on the bill attacking Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs
More religion in schools, compelled speech about vaccines, and an update on the bill attacking Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs
"State House Dispatch: April 14, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a pink-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: April 14, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a pink-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Apr 8, 2025

Death Row Case Exposes Failures to Protect Childhood Trauma Survivors

Criminal Justice
Mikal Mahdi’s life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures that shaped his path.
By Megan Byrne, Elisa Epstein
Mikal Mahdi’s life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures that shaped his path.
By Megan Byrne, Elisa Epstein
A young Black boy stands in a front yard smiling and wearing a tuxedo
A young Black boy stands in a front yard smiling and wearing a tuxedo