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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for 2026-11-03 ( 23 items ) |
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ACL Awards Nearly $4.7 Million for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Grants (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news:
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ACL Awards Nearly $4.7 Million for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Grants
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ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is pleased to announce seven new DRRP grants totaling approximately $4.7 million in first-year funding.
The purpose of the DRRP program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, trainings, and more PR
Blockbuster lineup set for ESPN networks in college football's Week 10, featuring 15 Top 25 teams and five ranked-on-ranked clashes (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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Blockbuster lineup set for ESPN networks in college football's Week 10, featuring 15 Top 25 teams and five ranked-on-ranked clashes
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Week 10 of the 2026-27 college football season delivers 15 AP Top 25 teams to ESPN networks, including six of the top 10. The 88-game slate runs from Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 7, across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, ESPN Radio and Disney+.
ABC's more PR
CCU to Honor Veterans and Military Families Through November Campaign (10)
CONWAY, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Coastal Carolina University posted the following news:
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CCU to Honor Veterans and Military Families Through November Campaign
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Coastal Carolina University will recognize veterans, service members, and military families throughout November through its 2026 Salute to Service: Step Up for Those Who Served campaign. This year's initiative expands Salute to Service into a monthlong series of opportunities for remembrance, recognition, education, community engagement, and support for CCU's military-connecte more PR
Clemson faculty to use research award to study rural student success in science (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson faculty to use research award to study rural student success in science
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A College of Education faculty member with an extensive background in rural education outreach and research will use an award from the National Science Foundation to better understand how rural students can excel in the study of life science. Darris Means, professor of educational leadership in the College of Education, will seek to identify and characterize the assets, reso more PR
Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Requests Meeting and Clarity from USACE on Plans for Lake Hartwell (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSida) -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Requests Meeting and Clarity from USACE on Plans for Lake Hartwell
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) sent a letter to the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regarding plans to address the Clemson Lower Diversion Dam Saddle Dike at Lake Hartwell. Rep. Biggs also requested a meeting to discuss constituent concerns and forge a clear path f more PR
DSCC Friday Takeaways: Standing Room Only, Paxton Surrenders the Alamo, Rogers' Selective Hearing, Hinson's House Party, and Beefing With Cindy (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Oct 30, 2026
DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: Standing Room Only, Paxton Surrenders the Alamo, Rogers' Selective Hearing, Hinson's House Party, and Beefing with Cindy
TGIF. Welcome to the final edition of Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 4 days until the midterms.
DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org.
THE NRSC GETS COOK-ED, FINAL SERVIN more PR
DSCC: One Day Out - "'A Genuine Toss-Up'" As "Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate" as GOP Braces for "Previously Unthinkable Losses" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Nov 2, 2026
ONE DAY OUT: "'A Genuine Toss-Up'" As "Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate" as GOP Braces for "Previously Unthinkable Losses"
New York Times: "If the polls are accurate and these trends hold, Democrats would win control of the Senate"
CNN: "Democrats have expanded the map in ways few predicted at the start of the year"
POLITICO: "Republicans are bracing for a brutal election night, convinced the more PR
DSCC: This Wasn't Supposed to Be Senate Democrats' Year. Here's What Changed. [Slate] (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Nov 2, 2026
This Wasn't Supposed to Be Senate Democrats' Year. Here's What Changed. [Slate]
Slate: "That Democrats have this good of a shot at the Senate majority isn't something they would have believed two years ago--or a year ago, or six months ago, or even three months ago"
Two years ago, Senate Democrats faced a "brutal Senate map" that "made it hard to see them picking up many seats." Now, on the eve of Election Day - and in an more PR
Federal Register: Legal Services Corporation Announces Intent to Award 2027 Grants to Civil Aid Organizations Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Legal Services Corporation issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, starting January 1, 2027.
Comments are due on December 2, 2026, according to a Federal Regis more PR
Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, November 2, 2026 (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news:
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Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, November 2, 2026
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of November 2, 2026, include the following:
Tuesday, November 3 at 11:00 AM: Gov. McMaster and First Lady Peggy McMaster will vote in the Statewide General Election, Lourie Senior Center (Ward 1), 1650 more PR
History Beneath Our Feet: Lander Program Examines Revolutionary War Sites in Area (10)
GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Lander University posted the following news:
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History Beneath Our Feet: Lander Program Examines Revolutionary War Sites in Area
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Within a 50-mile radius of Greenwood lie approximately 100 Revolutionary War battlefields and skirmish sites -- many of them little known or still waiting to reveal their secrets.
That remarkable concentration of Revolutionary War history was among the discoveries shared by historian and battlefield preservationist Durant Ashmore during a presentation at Lander Universit more PR
James Garland '29 selected for Hertog Humanities Fellowship (10)
GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Furman University posted the following news:
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James Garland '29 selected for Hertog Humanities Fellowship
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James Garland '29, a mathematics-economics major at Furman University, is among 45 students selected for the Fall 2026 Humanities at Hertog Fellowship. Chosen from a pool of 150 applicants representing 99 institutions, Garland is participating in Liberal Education in America, a discussion-based seminar exploring the purpose and value of education.
The seminar is one of three offered by the H more PR
Libby Adams '27 writes op-ed for Greenville Journal about AI (10)
GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Furman University posted the following news:
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Libby Adams '27 writes op-ed for Greenville Journal about AI
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In an op-ed published in Greenville Journal, Furman University senior Libby Adams wrote about AI and its potential human toll. Adams, a psychology and politics and international affairs double major, said as a high school student, she debated issues surrounding lethal autonomous weapons and AI. Having a brother in the military made the questions more personal and real for Adams. "They were q more PR
Pearce Center names graduate fellowship in honor of Professor Emeritus Art Young (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Pearce Center names graduate fellowship in honor of Professor Emeritus Art Young
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Clemson University's Pearce Center for Professional Communication honored Professor Emeritus Art Young in May 2026 by renaming its graduate fellowship the Art Young Graduate Fellowship, celebrating Young's contributions to writing and communication across disciplines and his lasting influence on the center.
The fellowship program explores ways to increase the quantity and more PR
Presbyterian College Inducts Retired Army Col. Robert Byard '69 Into ROTC Hall of Fame (10)
CLINTON, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Presbyterian College posted the following news:
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Presbyterian College inducts retired Army Col. Robert Byard '69 into ROTC Hall of Fame
November 2, 2026
Decorated veteran credits PC academics, athletics and the Highlander Battalion with building a foundation for a lifetime of leadership, service and achievement
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Retired U.S. Army Col. Robert W. "Bob" Byard '69 spent 28 years serving his country, from infantry and intelligence assignments during the Vietnam War to Special Forces operations and leade more PR
Rockland Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Rockland Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy
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BOSTON - A Rockland man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute fentanyl following a series of controlled drug purchases in Brookline and Boston.
Kerry Charlotin, a/k/a "KG," 36, of Rockland, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 88 months in prison, to be followed more PR
Sarah Ellis found Broadway through family Furman ties (10)
GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Furman University posted the following news:
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Sarah Ellis found Broadway through family Furman ties
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When she thinks back to her childhood, Sarah Ellis thinks of music, she thinks of laughter and she thinks of Furman University. The professional actor, dancer and singer grew up spending summers with her grandparents in Greenville. Her grandfather, the late Dan A. Ellis (a musician and educator who led Furman's band program from 1958 - 1995) helped create Furman's prolific music program and helped more PR
SC State gives historic Freewoods Farm a new future rooted in its past, showcasing modern agriculture and research (10)
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State gives historic Freewoods Farm a new future rooted in its past, showcasing modern agriculture and research
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SC State PSA's acquisition of 40-acre living history museum will preserve African American agricultural heritage while demonstrating innovative farming techniques, advancing research and expanding educational opportunities.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- South Carolina State University plans to preserve the agricultural heritage of more PR
SC State's Henderson-Davis Players bring fairy tales to life with a new twist in 'BeBop Tales' (10)
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State's Henderson-Davis Players bring fairy tales to life with a new twist in 'BeBop Tales'
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Free performances Nov. 6-7 will feature music, movement, spoken word and audience participation in a fresh take on classic stories
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Fairy tales are getting a lively makeover at South Carolina State University as the Henderson-Davis Players bring back "BeBop Tales: Fractured Fairytales" for two free performances Friday, Nov. more PR
State Fair livestock shows teach lessons for life (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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State Fair livestock shows teach lessons for life
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Each fall, members of South Carolina 4-H and FFA round up their livestock and bring them to the State Fairgrounds in Columbia to compete for prizes and recognition.
4-H Day at the Fair consists of several competitions. Lessons learned from these events help prepare participants for life. The 4-H Poultry and Rabbit Showmanship competition is one example.
Delanee Todd, a 4-H member at Dixie High School i more PR
University of South Carolina-Aiken: Judy Beck Honored for Distinguished Service to Teacher Education (10)
AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 3 -- The University of South Carolina Aiken Campus issued the following news:
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Judy Beck Honored for Distinguished Service to Teacher Education
November 2, 2026
Dr. Judy Beck, a professor in the University of South Carolina Aiken School of Education, earned the Roy L. Lauter Distinguished Service Award, one of the highest honors given by the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators.
The award was presented during the annual SRATE Conference on Oct. 15 at the University of Arkansas in Fayettev more PR
USC alumna Ebony Christie finds her calling through undergraduate research (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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USC alumna Ebony Christie finds her calling through undergraduate research
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When Ebony Christie discovered the career path to which she would dedicate her life, there was no "eureka!" moment. It wasn't something the first-generation college student planned on as a child -- though faith has guided her from day one. There was no bulb dinging to life over her head. No vision by way of dream.
No, Christie found her passion for maternal health more PR
USC's AI Institute helps older adults understand possibilities and pitfalls (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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USC's AI Institute helps older adults understand possibilities and pitfalls
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Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming part of daily life. For many older adults, it brings real questions about scams, misinformation, privacy and how to tell useful technology from a potential risk.
The University of South Carolina's AI Institute hosted Safe AI for Seniors 2026 on Oct. 23. The free, full-day workshop was designed to help adults 55 and olde more PR
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