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Mount Pleasant approves mask ordinance while Republicans remain silent

Mount Pleasant approves mask ordinance while Republicans remain silent

In a 5-4 vote on Tuesday, the Mount Pleasant Town Council approved a new mask ordinance that will require all patrons and employees to wear a face covering while inside grocery stores, pharmacies, and other businesses. Daniel Brownstein, Democratic candidate for House District 112, live-tweeted the council meeting and expressed…

Republican Lin Bennett degrades service industry workers in newly-released audio

Republican Lin Bennett degrades service industry workers in newly-released audio

Republican Representative Lin Bennett is in hot water after she was caught on audio degrading food service workers. In a 2013 recording shared by Democratic candidate Ed Sutton, Bennett can be heard claiming that restaurant workers “have no life” and “don’t deserve to make anything.”  “If that is your lifetime…