News & Commentary

Apr 08, 2025

State House Dispatch: April 8, 2025

Senate considers anti-Diversity Equity & Inclusion bill, new bills attack trans rights, and State Board pumps the brakes on school book bans

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: April 8, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over an orange-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Mar 31, 2025

State House Dispatch: March 31, 2025

An anti-DEI bill delayed, a positive bill for housing rights, and a record-breaking book ban in the works

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: March 31, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a yellow-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Mar 24, 2025

State House Dispatch: March 24, 2025

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on the House floor. Positive bills waiting for a committee hearing. Also: Advocacy 101!

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: March 24, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a blue-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Mar 10, 2025

State House Dispatch: March 10, 2025

Budget week, abortion rights, defending DEI, and another chance for public input

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: March 10, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a yellow-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Mar 03, 2025

State House Dispatch: March 3, 2025

Join us as we defend DEI and abortion access, and look out for a Pledge of Allegiance mandate

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: March 3, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a green-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Feb 25, 2025

State House Dispatch: Feb. 24, 2025

A new abortion ban, a freedom to read bill, and a DEI prohibition by proviso

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: Feb. 25, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a red-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Feb 19, 2025

Q&A: Defending Public Schools with Midlands APPLE

Catching up with Mary Wood about Ta-Nehisi Coates, teacher advocacy, and a new organization in the Columbia area

By Paul Bowers

"Q&A: Defending public schools with Midlands APPLE"
Nov 14, 2024

What happened with the Charleston County School Board election

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
Nov 05, 2024

My book faces a statewide ban in South Carolina. Here's why that matters.

Author Elana K. Arnold responds to an attempted ban on her novel Damsel across all grade levels

By Elana K. Arnold

Cover of Damsel by Elana K. Arnold