Parent and Boeing engineering planner Krystle Matthews decided to run to represent Charleston and Berkeley counties in House District 117 on a whim in 2018. Since then, she’s gained statewide acclaim as a champion of women’s rights and as a legislator who doesn’t back down. The Palmetto Insider recently had…
Last week, the General Assembly passed H. 3309 in a historic unanimous House vote. The bill, authored by Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter of Orangeburg, requires the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to create and maintain a statewide tracking system for sexual assault evidence, also referred to as rape kits. This bill…
On Tuesday, lawmakers passed a motion to expand absentee voting in South Carolina after Democrats called for weeks for Governor McMaster to address next month’s statewide primary. The motion would allow for any individual who wishes to avoid voting in-person due to the unprecedented spread of COVID-19 to qualify for…
Wednesday afternoon, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported that the total number of positive COVID-19 cases within the state had reached 6,936 with 305 total deaths. It has been these numbers that experts have used to gauge the risk in closing and reopening countless businesses, colleges, and…
Representative Pat Henegan of District 54 has spent her life serving the counties of Marlboro, Chesterfield, and Darlington. As someone who has been both a student and educator in Marlboro County, Henegan deeply understands the needs of her neighbors. From her service on the Marian Wright Edelman Public Library board…