Bill banning abortions after 6 to 8 weeks faces one more big hurdle in the SC Senate (Source: Adam Mintzer) By Adam Mintzer | January 27, 2021 at 8:12 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 7:40 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Fetal Heartbeat Bill banning abortions in South Carolina after six to eight weeks cleared a key hurdle Wednesday and could be passed out of the Senate as early as Thursday.
“We’ve got a way to go, but we’ve never been this close,” Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday, standing by Republican leaders and activists who support the bill. “My request, my urging, is don’t stop now.”
The Times and Democrat on the possible sale of Santee Cooper to a private utility
The Lake Marion Regional Water System continues to grow as a reliable source of water in rural areas looking to improve quality of life and expand development opportunities.
Most recently, the water system received a $10 million grant to further expand its services to rural areas in and around The T&D; Region.
Since the Lake Marion water plant was completed more than a decade ago, the list of towns being served has grown and that expansion is to continue.
But there is concern.
A key player in the water project is the South Carolina Public Service Authority, better known as Santee Cooper, one of the nation’s largest publicly owned utilities. The owner of the manmade lakes Marion and Moultrie, Santee Cooper was created more than a half-century ago to bring growth and development to rural counties by supplying electricity. Water was and is a logical extension of the mission.