SC governor signs bill aimed to help farmers continue generations of growing


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ABC Columbia— Studies have shown that South Carolina has lost more than 300,000 acres of farmland in recent decades.

TheBlaze—With help from two Republicans, bill to repeal Arizona abortion law clears state Senate; Democratic governor plans to sign. The Arizona Senate has voted to repeal a law that would prohibit performing abortions except in cases where it is necessary to save the mother's life. The text of the law reads, "A person who provides, supplies or administers to a pregnant woman, or procures such woman to take any medicine, drugs or substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, unless it is necessary to save her life, shall be punished by...

KFDI—Governor signs bill to enhance literacy programs. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bipartisan bill that is aimed at stepping up efforts to promote literacy in schools. Senate Bill 438 creates the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy and a Literacy Advisory Committee, and it

The Center Square—Georgia governor signs series of public safety bills. (The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of public safety bills on Wednesday, including a measure to require Georgia counties to comply with federal immigration laws. Kemp, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 63, which expands the list of "serious offenses" for which bail is required, and SB 421, which stiffens the penalties for "swatting" and drive-by shootings. The move to tackle swatting follows several instances involving Georgia officials around the...