Absentee voting bill sponsor says heâs open to compromise at subcommittee hearing
Absentee voting bill sponsor says heâs open to compromise at Subcommittee hearing By Chris Joseph | April 21, 2021 at 7:31 PM EDT - Updated April 21 at 7:31 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Wednesday, the Election Laws Subcommittee held a hearing for House Bill 4150, which if passed, would dramatically reshape
Sponsor Rep. Brandon Newton (R-Lancaster and York Counties) said at the beginning of the review he was open to dialogue.
âI am totally open to compromise, to testimony, to ideas, this is, I donât pretend to be an expert about election law. I offer this bill as a starting point,â he said.
Court Packing Isn t a New Prospect. Is This Time Any Different?
On 4/21/21 at 11:13 AM EDT
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Representative Jerry Nadler of New York and Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts introduced a plan to expand the number of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court last week.
The Judiciary Act of 2021 would increase the Court s members from nine to 13 and comes at a time when many Democrats feel aggrieved by Republican behavior toward the Court, including refusing to hold a confirmation hearing for former President Barack Obama s nominee Merrick Garland in 2016.
The idea of expanding the Court often referred to as court packing is not a new one. The last major proposal came from President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. It was ultimately not carried through but the current effort has brought it back into the spotlight. Many are wondering if 2021 will prove different to 1937.
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ACLU sues South Carolina Gov. McMaster for ordering state workers office return Share Updated: 5:31 PM CDT Apr 7, 2021 By MEG KINNARD Share Updated: 5:31 PM CDT Apr 7, 2021
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Show Transcript INITIATIVES, ESPECIALLY IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES. AN ENSUING GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER IT STEMS FROM AN EXECUTIVE ORDER. IT REQUIRES THE PROCESS OF RETURNING STATE EMPLOYEES BACK TO BUILDINGS IN PERSON FULL-TIME THE COMPLAINT FILED MONDAY ARGUES THAT MCMASTER’S ORDER EXCEEDS HIS AUTHORITY AND DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMS WOMEN CAREGIVERS THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND BLACK PEOPLE. MASTER ISSUED THE ORDER LAST MONTH AS VACCINATIONS RAMPED UP AND VIRUS CASES DECLINED. SPOKESMAN FOR MCMASTER SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION HAS WORKED WITH AGENCY HEADS.