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During House Budget Week, a bathroom bill advances and a classroom censorship bill looms on the horizon

South Carolina Senate Bill 540 would redefine child abuse in state law to allow harmful treatment of trans children

Local police are surrendering local control, jeopardizing their budgets, and harming public trust by partnering with ICE

Vaccine exemptions, photo ID for school enrollment, harming trans youth, and a ‘HALO’ for cops

The enemies of freedom are relentless. So are we.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) was a South Carolina icon and a champion of civil rights for all people. He believed in the power of a rainbow coalition, a patchwork quilt of Americans from all backgrounds, cultures, faiths, and identities laboring for a better tomorrow. May we all carry on that work together.

Forcing local cops to do ICE’s dirty work? More attacks on trans youth? Keep your eyes on the Statehouse this week

Here’s how you can show up for academic freedom and LGBTQ+ rights this week

As federal immigration agencies ratchet up their brazen abuse of citizens and non-citizens alike, we need to constantly remind each other of our rights.