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Certificate of Need (CON) Repeal is Helping Fuel a Healthcare Access Boom in South Carolina
In 2023, the South Carolina General Assembly passed Act 20, partially repealing the state Certificate of Need law, a statute that had made it more difficult to build new healthcare facilities and stand up new healthcare programs in the Palmetto State. Before Act 20, a government permission slip was needed in order for a private
New Study Sheds Light on Dominion-NextEra Merger Ramifications
Energy Ventures Analysis published a new study this week, “Evaluating the Continued Operation of Dominion Energy’s Coal-Fueled Generation in South Carolina.” This analysis, from a respected Virginia-based firm, indicates that should the merger of Dominion Energy South Carolina and NextEra Energy be approved by the South Carolina Public Service Commission, the new entity should resist
2026 SC School Report Cards Show Promise
The South Carolina Department of Education recently released the 2026 School Report Cards. Required to satisfy federal accountability standards, these report cards grade every public school (traditional and charter) on a wide variety of criteria, such as standardized test scores, graduation rate, college and career readiness, and student progress. They also provide families with a
Promoting Public Policy that Helps South Carolinians Flourish