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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for 2026-03-31 ( 19 items )  
AFIMSC announces 2025 Annual Excellence Award winners (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * AFIMSC announces 2025 Annual Excellence Award winners * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced the winners of its 2025 Annual Excellence Awards during a banquet March 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The event honored the immense contributions of AFIMSC's workforce, whose efforts direc more PR

AG Nessel Encourages Municipalities to Review Public Water System Settlements Claims Process Before Entering Into Agreements with Outside Firms (10)
LANSING, Michigan, March 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Encourages Municipalities to Review Public Water System Settlements Claims Process Before Entering Into Agreements with Outside Firms * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is encouraging municipalities to carefully review the class action settlements claims process designed to resolve allegations of PFAS contamination in Public Water Systems' Drinking Water befo more PR

Anderson University: Rhodes Companies Named Framing Family of the Kim S. Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina (10)
ANDERSON, South Carolina, March 30 -- Anderson University issued the following news release: * * * Rhodes Companies Named Framing Family of the Kim S. Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina Led by Thomas and Austin Rhodes, Rhodes Companies is a family-owned holding company with deep roots in South Carolina and a long-standing commitment to serving schools, students and communities across the Southeast. The Kim S. Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina at Anderson  more PR

ArtSci at USU: April 2026 Events Preview (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * ArtSci at USU: April 2026 Events Preview * LOGAN, Utah - April brings a full calendar of events from Utah State University's College of Arts & Sciences, celebrating the diverse ideas, talent and work of the ArtSci community. Read below for more details about these coming events, and subscribe to the weekly events reminder email. Ouroboros, BFA Capstone Exhibition March 18 to April 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ti more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones, and other items. Per federal law, only a narrow set of feder more PR

Catawba Ridge High Awarded the Winthrop Cup at Winthrop's Model UN (10)
ROCK HILL, South Carolina, March 30 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Catawba Ridge High Awarded the Winthrop Cup at Winthrop's Model UN * HIGHLIGHTS * The overall award - the Winthrop Cup - went to the Fort Mill, South Carolina, public school. * Held March 25-27, the conference attracted hundreds of students from 25 high schools across the Carolinas and Georgia. ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - The France delegation from Catawba Ridge High School won top honors Marc more PR

Clemson students learn from Pulitzer Prize finalist Lalami at the 19th Annual Clemson Literary Festival (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson students learn from Pulitzer Prize finalist Lalami at the 19th Annual Clemson Literary Festival * The Clemson University Department of English celebrated the 19th Annual Literary Festival with a headliner reading from acclaimed author Laila Lalami on March 26. Close to 200 book lovers packed the Watt Center Auditorium on March 26 to hear from best-selling author Laila Lalami discuss her award-w more PR

DCCC Statement on Growing Republican Primary Field in SC-01 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on Growing Republican Primary Field in SC-01 * Following the announcement that scandal-ridden Mark Sanford has entered the growing GOP primary field in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, DCCC spokesperson Madison Andrus released the following statement: "As Republicans race to declare themselves the most MAGA and tie their candidacies to the sinking ship more PR

Embedded counseling program expands to provide even more support for the Clemson community (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Embedded counseling program expands to provide even more support for the Clemson community * Faculty and graduate students from the College of Education's counselor education program have added the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (CECAS) to a growing roster of University units that have taken advantage of its embedded counseling program. The program provides on-site services to stu more PR

Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities acro more PR

Georgia credit union leaders share stories, priorities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Georgia credit union leaders share stories, priorities * Ensuring America's Credit Unions is hearing the latest from member credit unions, President/CEO Scott Simpson met with credit union leaders in Atlanta last week. The League of Credit Unions President Samantha Beeler and America's Credit Unions senior leaders also participated in the discussions on how the league system can im more PR

Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, March 30, 2026 (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, March 30, 2026 * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of March 30, 2026, include the following: Monday, March 30 at 12:30 PM: Gov. McMaster participated in a fireside chat with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp more PR

Graham Welcomes President Trump Signing Bill Into Law Permitting South Carolina Veteran to Receive Medal of Honor (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Welcomes President Trump Signing Bill Into Law Permitting South Carolina Veteran to Receive Medal of Honor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today praised President Trump for signing into law legislation (H.R. 3377) that makes Major James Capers, Jr., a South Carolina Vietnam War veteran, eligible to receive the Medal of Honor. Graham introduced the Senat more PR

ITC Begins Remand Proceedings Regarding Printing Plate Imports From China, Japan (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission initiated procedures to comply with a court-ordered remand involving aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan. This action follows a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade regarding antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The ITC determined that the domestic industry suffered material injury due to imports from China and Japan sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the Chinese gover more PR

Milliken Advisors endowment expands hands-on learning for Clemson forestry students (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Milliken Advisors endowment expands hands-on learning for Clemson forestry students * A new endowment from Milliken Advisors is creating expanded opportunities for students in Clemson University's College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, strengthening hands-on learning in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. Designed to provide real-world, experiential opportunities, th more PR

Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy alumnus Martin Gordon '21 reflects on career and lifelong impact of a PC education (10)
CLINTON, South Carolina, March 30 -- Presbyterian College posted the following news: * * * Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy alumnus Martin Gordon '21 reflects on career and lifelong impact of a PC education * As a critical care pharmacist, Dr. Martin Gordon spends his days caring for the sickest patients in the hospital - those in intensive care whose conditions can change hourly. As a result of the intricacies of his patients' needs, Gordon is responsible for managing complex medic more PR

South Carolina Businessman Who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Businessman Who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud * BOSTON - A South Carolina businessman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester to COVID relief fraud. David Breen, 54, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property,  more PR

SRS Employing Streaming Technology to Boost Efficiency, Cost Savings (10)
AIKEN, South Carolina, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * SRS Employing Streaming Technology to Boost Efficiency, Cost Savings The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) and its liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are reconfiguring camera systems used to make inspections of waste tanks, diversion boxes and pump pits available in a matter of minutes. Tank waste at SRS was more PR

West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 31 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This drone use is a major publi more PR