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Offshore Wind and Updates from Santee Cooper!

This is Meagan Diedolf, the new CVSC Government Relations Director with your weekly hotlist. This session has been fast paced and rapid fire, but I’ve been honored to represent CVSC in the lobby and I’ve learned a ton.

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Final Version of the Pyrolysis Bill, PFAS, and More

Week two of the 2022 legislative Year is in the books. And, while it was a short week because of weather conditions, we persisted in making sure every South Carolinian has clean air, clean water, and access to…

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Welcome to a New Legislative Year

Welcome back to a new legislative Year! I hope you are healthy and hopeful. Let’s jump into our preview of this legislative Year! While lawmakers continue to respond to the pandemic and the enduring impact it…

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Clean Drinking Water and More

The CVSC team has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming Year. There is a lot to contend with in 2022. House members are preparing for elections, an unprecedented amount of federal dollars need allocation, and redistricting is occurring…

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Off-Season HOTLIST – Redistricting Update

I wanted to send you a quick update on what’s happening at the State House during the “off-season.” Legislators are holding off (for now) on returning this fall to work on items from the sine die…

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Redistricting, Protecting 3m acres, and Energy Actions

Whew! It’s been a busy two weeks for our state leaders who have been charged with the task of drawing redistricting maps for our state – a process that occurs every 10 Years. We’re also starting…

Project News & Updates

Major solar decision at the PSC – How to help

We need your help to support the growth of large-scale solar in South Carolina! We are approaching another round of ‘avoided cost’ cases for Duke and Dominion at the SC Public Service Commission. These are the cases that occur every…

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Summer Hotlist – Redistricting and How to Engage

While the legislature is technically not in session, they are still able to work on a number of important issues in advance of their return in January. With the release of new census data,…

Election Updates

CVSC Endorses Deitra Stover Matthews for Columbia City Council

COLUMBIA, SC — CVSC announced today that it has endorsed Deitra Stover Matthews in the Columbia City Council At-Large race. The election will be held on November 2, 2021, in the City of Columbia. “My background as an educator…