FINAL FOUR: Choose Which Policies Advance to the Championship!
We are down to our Final Four.
For the last few weeks, we have asked you, our readers, to cast your votes among the policies proposed in our Palmetto Freedom Agenda, which outlines Palmetto Promise’s top legislative priorities for 2025-26.
With some hard-fought matchups and close losses, we have finally advanced to the Final Four, just in time for March Madness Final Four games this weekend.
As you sit back and watch the games, take the time to vote once more on which two policies deserve to compete in the Freedom Agenda Faceoff Championship.
You have until the end of the day Thursday, April 9, to vote in this round.
MATCHUP 1
UNIVERSAL ESAs
After the SC Supreme Court ruled the state’s initial school choice program unconstitutional, we are on a mission to restore school choice in our state and ensure every child has access to the education option of their choice. A bill to restore school choice has passed the Senate and the House, and we await the result of negotiations between the two chambers on the final details. Learn more.
PRICE TRANSPARENCY IN MEDICAL BILLING
You should know what you are going to pay for a medical procedure, BEFORE you get it done, not when you get the bill in the mail. This lets patients “shop” between different healthcare providers to find the best cost and service. A bill to this effect recently passed the SC House! Learn more.
MATCHUP 2
LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS, MORE CAPACITY
South Carolina’s energy market is uncompetitive, expensive, and full of monopoly utilities. We need to encourage innovation and energy production, all while ensuring costs are not passed on to ratepayers, who already have some of the highest energy bills in the nation. The South Carolina Senate this week passed a bill majorly overhauling energy policy. Learn more.
REPEAL THE LAWSUIT TAX
South Carolina households pay $3,181 annually in a lawsuit tax brought on by the state’s lawsuit industry that incentivizes billboard lawyers to chase “cash cow” defendants. This drives businesses away from our state, and it’s causing liability insurance rates to skyrocket. We have got to make our laws more fair. A bill to this end, S.244, recently passed the South Carolina Senate. Learn more.
Thank you for casting your vote and being a part of this process! We truly do want to know what policy issues are most important to YOU.
Final Four Voting will be counted until the end of the day, April 9!
