Just How High are South Carolina’s Electricity Bills?
South Carolina has high residential electricity bills. Recently, they were the highest in the nation (2016). But there are innovations that can provide relief.
Sine Die: Initial Recap of the 2021-22 SC Legislative Session
A few weeks before the 2021-22 session began, Palmetto Promise Institute published our Palmetto Playbook making recommendations on issues like education, healthcare, energy, quality of life, and taxation & spending. How did we do?
Everything You Need to Know about Education Scholarship Accounts
Get the facts and hear from parents across The Palmetto State on the need for education choice.
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Healthcare doesn’t have to involve insurance. Browse this map or enter your address to find clinics offering low-cost alternative healthcare models.
This first-of-its kind interactive dashboard pulls publicly-reported education finance and student performance data from various state agencies.
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Chart of the Century?
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Senior Fellow Emeritus Mark J. Perry estimates that over the last fifteen years he has posted some 3,000 infographics to cyberspace—charts, graphs, tables, figures, maps, and Venn diagrams—each serving as his famous “Chart of the Day.” For some of us, Perry’s charts are “eye candy” because of their combination of simplistic
What is South Carolina’s Business Climate?
South Carolina is competitive on Corporate Taxes, and in recent years the Palmetto State has begun to chip away at high Individual Tax and Unemployment Insurance Tax rates.
Three Cheers for Free Speech
Three Cheers for Free Speech Though a few decades have passed since I matriculated “where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness,” I am quite certain that during my undergraduate years at Clemson there was an openness to a wide range of opinion. The dominant view among faculty, administration, and students was that college should be
With No Word from South Carolina Supreme Court, the Palmetto State’s Faulty Asset Forfeiture System Rolls Along
It’s been more than 18 months since the Court first heard the case and the state’s civil asset forfeiture system continues uninhibited.
“My daughter deserves that choice.” The Priest family tells their story.
“The opportunity to say we have a choice,” is all Lisa and Paul Priest, a family of three from Dillon ask for when it comes to their daughter’s education.
Just How High are South Carolina’s Electricity Bills?
South Carolina has high residential electricity bills. Recently, they were the highest in the nation (2016). But there are innovations that can provide relief.
What are the options for cutting electricity prices in South Carolina?
What are the reform options for cutting wholesale and retail energy prices in South Carolina?
ESAs are Winning Everywhere!
Education savings accounts are the norm. Unions are left defending assigned schools’ limited—discriminatory, even—reach.
Complete Statewide 2022 South Carolina Primary Runoff Results
South Carolina voters went to the polls on Tuesday to decide 8 primaries in runoffs that were forced due to the failure of any candidate to receive 50% +1 vote in the initial primary election held on June 14th.
The Supreme Court Explains School Choice (Again), but Is the South Carolina Senate Listening?
We will continue the fight for Education Scholarship Accounts, but after the Senate’s action, thousands of children who desperately need a choice won’t have one.