(The Center Square) — A legislative conference committee will soon hash out differences in a measure to reform South Carolina's Judicial Merit Selection Commission. Last week, the South Carolina House passed S. 1046, a bill reforming the JMSC, following the state Senate's passage. The push for reform stems from the Ad Hoc Committee to Examine the Judicial Selection and Retention Process House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, convened. Proponents say the measure...
(The Center Square) — The South Carolina House passed a bill to reform the state's Judicial Merit Selection Commission, changes that stem from the Ad Hoc Committee to Examine the Judicial Selection and Retention Process House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, assembled. Proponents say S. 1046 increases transparency and accountability and gives elected officials a greater say in selecting judges. "This bipartisan bill ensures South Carolina's judicial system is...
Art is subjective. And while many artists long to share their work with the world, there’s no guarantee that the audience will understand it, or even like it. That certainly seems to be the case with a painting by indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira, which includes a portrait of Australia’s richest person, mining magnate Gina Rinehart. Rinehart has reportedly called for the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) to remove her portrait, one of 21 individual works that make up a single piece in...
McGill says the encampment poses a 'security, safety and public health risk.' Protesters want the university to divest from Israel-connected funds.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is no longer under a court order that limited how the city handles homeless encampments. It comes after a recent court order barred the city from throwing out the belongings of people living on the street. Although the injunction is no longer in place, the city is continuing []
Judicial Watch, the watchdog organization, is suing California election officials to force them to remove ineligible and inactive registrants from the state's voter rolls.
May is National Foster Care Month.
The National Judicial Council, NJC, on Friday, said it has constituted panels to investigate eight judges for alleged judicial misconduct.
While his father LeBron James returned home to Cleveland to watch the Cavaliers take on the Boston Celtics in the NBA Playoffs on Monday, Bronny James was in Chicago and turning heads in the 2024 NBA Draft combine. The younger James had an impressive performance, capping a day that began with the news he was medically cleared to play in the NBA one year after suffering a cardiac arrest and undergoing surgery to repair a heart defect. On the heels of that news, reports emerged Monday morning that...
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers are among the 10 current NBA teams that are yet to win a championship.
Novak Djokovic needed medical attention after getting knocked on the head by a water bottle after a win at the Italian Open on Friday.
It is quite easy to say Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is going to end up with a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day. He could retire right now and have all the personal accolades to join the NFL's greats in Canton, Ohio. Yet, what keeps Kelce going is