Dr. Von Nessen analyzed data from the U.S. census and economic analysis bureaus and commerce department and discovered significant gains from the previous study released in 2018. Here are the [...]
Great news, Arts Advocates! The Conference Committee came to an agreement on Friday evening, and they have adopted the House’s proposed budget for arts funding. As a reminder, the House included: [...]
The state budget process is nearing the end – the House and Senate have their own version of the budget and have now appointed a Conference Committee to work out their differences. There is [...]
Last week, Governor McMaster signed H.3126 into law. While much attention was given to the bill’s primary action – banning vaccine mandates for public employers, it also bans “vaccine [...]
Background: The SC House adopted their budget in March and included the following increases for the arts: + $2 million (recurring) for grants $3 million (one-time) for grants $500,000 [...]
Graduate Fellow Latesha Smith offers this perspective on a few bills at the State House and what advocates can do. Out of curiosity, I dropped by the NAACP LDF (Legal Defense Fund) table at the [...]
