This Week in South Carolina: In Session provides you with the information you need to navigate the South Carolina General Assembly during the legislative session. Each edition provides a snapshot of the legislative day with meeting schedules, agendas, news and other resources in one place.
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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE
Senate
The Senate gavels in at 12 p.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
House
The House passed the budget early Wednesday morning and returns on March 20. Calendar. Journal.
Combined meeting schedule:
9:00 a.m., Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee, Gressette Room 209, agenda
9:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on S.516 and S.1096, Gressette Room 105, agenda, watch
9:30 a.m., Senate L.C.I. Professions and Occupations Subcommittee on S.810 and H.3417, Gressette Room 307, agenda
9:30 a.m., Gov. Henry McMaster will hold a ceremonial bill signing for S. 105, the automatic stay bill. The governor will be joined by business leaders from across the state as well as memebers of the General Assembly. Governor's office, State House, first floor, Columbia, S.C.
10:00 a.m., Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gressette Room 407, agenda
10:00 a.m., Senate Education Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch
11:00 a.m., Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on S.1041, S.1042and S.1067, Gressette Room 308, agenda
11:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on S.382, S.517, S.1003 and H.4673, Gressette Room 105, agenda
12:00 p.m., Senate, State House, Senate Chamber, watch
NEWS
Budget Bonanza South Carolina Lede
State Senate to take up proposal to toughen penalty for threatening a SC school The State
Midlands schools brace for national student walkout over school shootings The State
Why these Columbia students won't be participating in National Walkout Day The State
How student-activists across the Charleston-area are mobilizing for gun control The Post and Courier
Local media protest Greenville school district decision to block walkout coverage Greenville News
South Carolina prosecutor's assistant charged thousands for trips home The Post and Courier
Here's who Lexington County voters chose to replace Rick Quinn at the SC State House The State
Mount Pleasant gives first approval to plastic bag and foam container ban The Post and Courier
Lawsuit could force SC to spend tens of millions to treat inmates for Hepatitis C The State
Most state employees would go another year without a raise under budget proposal The Post and Courier
Trump road plan could boost 'badly needed' I-73, SC Gov. McMaster says The State
South Carolina needs to coordinate on Trump's infrastructure plan, Gov. Henry McMaster urges The Post and Courier
Gov. Henry McMaster allows foster care agencies in South Carolina to favor certain religions The Post and Courier
Should Columbia bars close earlier? 2 a.m. closing brings problems of its own The State
SLED disputes Catherine Templeton's claims about instructions to a carry gun Greenville News
Trump’s Tariffs Make Boeing a Potential Target in a Trade War The New York Times
Trump's new tariffs causing 'concern, uncertainty' in SC, Commerce official says The State
Union battle to represent Boeing's North Charleston workers goes before NLRB The Post and Courier
Gowdy breaks from GOP committee, says Russia worked to undermine Clinton POLITICO
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