Gov. McMaster signs business liability protection measure into law
PPI's policy content manager Lawson Mansell is quoted in this article from The Center Square.
Introducing the Artis Ware Center for Education Opportunity
Named to honor the inspiring personal legacy of Senator Scott’s grandfather, The Artis Ware Center for Education Opportunity will serve as a touchstone for PPI’s work to advance educational excellence and hope for every South Carolina child.
Consolidating tiny shrinking school districts: A progress report
When Palmetto Promise Institute released our report Stronger Together: Expanding Opportunity Through School District Consolidation (Fall, 2018), we had no idea what kind of reception it would receive.
Op-Ed: After COVID – 3 things that states can do now to fix health care
PPI visiting fellow Dr. Marcelo Hochman coauthored this op-ed in USA Today to discuss healthcare reform and repealing CON laws. Policymakers talk about comprehensive health care reform. They see a broken system and want to fix everything at once. Emergency room workers can relate, but they take a more strategic approach when patients arrive with multiple
Palmetto Promise Institute wins three prestigious industry awards
Palmetto Promise Institute is pleased to announce its Limitless Lila video was the recipient of three awards.
South Carolina special session on tap to spend $5B
PPI senior fellow Oran Smith is quoted in this Center Square article on the South Carolina state budget. (The Center Square) – The South Carolina General Assembly adjourned its 2021 regular session last month but lawmakers will return to Columbia on June 8 for a special session to allocate as much as $5 billion in
Legislative Halftime: Palmetto Playbook Ideas Take Flight
In advance of the 2021-2022 legislative session, Palmetto Promise Institute “flooded the zone” with a number of practical policy ideas to make South Carolinians freer and more prosperous. We believed then—and now—that to “march the ball down the field” to economic recovery and long-term revitalization we must harness the entrepreneurial power of free enterprise and our people, not top-down government stimulus. Our ideas, collected in an attractive publication released during the last football season, was fittingly titled The Palmetto Playbook. Now, nearly
Extended Session: The SC Legislature and The Massive Mound of Money
The House is slated to return for a budget session on Tuesday, June 8, and there will be lots of candy in the window. Just look at what the budget writers have to play with for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.
South Carolina Passes Mobile Barbershop Legislation
For the first time, licensed barbers will be able to apply for a license to operate out of a mobile unit, bringing their services to wherever they are needed.
Op-Ed: Not so happy Tax Day for Palmetto State residents
South Carolina is among the nation’s top magnets for new residents in recent years because the Palmetto State is a great place to live. Yet South Carolina’s outdated tax code holds the state back in the national and global competition for new business, jobs, investment and people.