How State Think Tanks Fought Covid with Health Care Reform
PPI is commended for our work on scope of practice law reform in this article by Philanthropy Roundtable.
How Not to BRIDGE SC’s Digital Divide
Palmetto Promise Institute recently joined a coalition of free-market organizations to write to the U.S. Congress in opposition to the BRIDGE Act, a flawed bill that purports to close the digital divide in rural communities.
The Blue Flu Pandemic
The leading symptoms are a penchant for tax raising and aversion to sunlight, the kind of sunlight that comes from being transparent with people trying to recover from a pandemic about how you are adding to their pain.
A Rainy Day Update
How does the Palmetto State stack up against the other 49 in terms of saving for fiscal catastrophes, both with emergency budget set asides and budget surpluses?
Coalition Warns Against Broadband Proposals
PPI President & CEO Ellen Weaver signed on to this letter, along with policy leaders from across the nation, to urge U.S. Senators to oppose increased government control and regulation of broadband in the BRIDGE Act
More Money, Fewer Students
South Carolina public schools are seeing a huge influx of new revenue, even as the number of students enrolled declines.
What can be done to fix South Carolina’s broken magistrate system
South Carolina’s magistrate system is broken. Reporting by Joseph Cranney of The Post and Courier in 2019 revealed a system of corrupt appointments, insufficient legal training, and consistent miscarriages of justice by magistrates in South Carolina’s summary courts.
The Two Faces of Freedom
As we feel our “freedom from” under attack as perhaps never before, we must never forget the incredible power of “freedom for” to win hearts and change lives. Let’s resolve once more to live free…in every possible way.
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.