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Columbia. Baseball hats off to the Capital City for winning a new single-A baseball team, which will get a new stadium, logo and more when it moves from Savannah.
Domestic violence. Thanks go out to House legislators for approving a compromise package to toughen domestic violence laws. It’s now likely to get overall passage … and become law soon. More.
Peachoid. How refreshing — the Gaffney Peachoid made famous in “House of Cards” has a new paint job.
Charleston. The Holy City is gaining population and may sometime take over Columbia’s designation as the state’s largest city. Greenville County continues to be the largest in population in the state. More.
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Roads. It looks like there’s more money that might be available to the state and it may go to fix sorely-neglected roads and bridges, but the state Senate shouldn’t use this as an excuse to put off the enduring work that needs to be finished to raise taxes or fees to fund long-term maintenance.
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Abortion ban. There are almost no abortions done in the state after 20 weeks, yet the state Senate wasted valuable time bickering about a pointless bill on making abortions illegal after 20 weeks with rare exceptions. Way to kowtow to the wingnuts.
Offshore drilling. Legislators who want to drill for oil and gas offshore should be sure to read the report on how lots of dolphins died after the Deepwater Horizon accident in 2010 that spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico. More.
Foster care. A new report says foster children too often are sent to live in group homes instead of individual families. More.
We Can Do Better, South Carolina!