BREAKING: Lifesaving medication for postpartum hemorrhaging is being pulled off emergency carts because of new Louisiana law reclassifying misoprostol as a controlled dangerous substance. My first Pulitzer Center StoryReach article for Louisiana Illuminator lailluminator.com/2024/09/03/lou…

56 years. Unreal. Very clear that this year will not pan out as expected.

BREAKING: A former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has been charged with being an agent of the Chinese government. apnews.com/article/former…

it increasingly looks like a portion of the American public really only disapproved of Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term, not of his entire presidency

Almost saw a woman in the crosswalk get hit by a car downtown after a driver ran a red light, please get off your damn phones. Columbia has felt like Mad Max since the semester started.

This really sucks. Lapsed liquor permits, and insane costs to get insurance. “It definitely sucks. It’s not great,” Thompson said of facing down the venue’s tax issues and insurance costs. “I have no idea what we’re going to do.” via Jordan Lawrence 🔥:

SC education board finalizes statewide bell-to-bell school cell phone ban trib.al/f2w3H7i

New w/ Emily Peck Trump is pushing "no taxes on tips" as he tries to appeal to working class voters. As president, his Labor Department often pushed rules the restaurant industry wanted. axios.com/2024/09/04/tru…

Nearly a year after Election Day, the town of Atlantic Beach still has not held a special election to decide the mayoral race between Town Councilman John David and Mayor Pro Tempore Josephine Isom. postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/n…

The DOJ/FBI today released internal Russian memos, directed by Putin, laying out specific strategies for influencing the 2024 elections. What’s gross is how calculated & targeted the plans are. They strategized over specific ethnic groups & swing state voters. THREAD… 🧵

Alan Wilson takes a trip to the border to meet with law enforcement amid concerns of human and drug trafficking on the southern border. Scarce data -- and the state's hostile attitude toward undocumented migrants -- has some calling this a dog whistle. postandcourier.com/politics/south…

Last year, a local mom ignited a firestorm in Berkeley County, launching a sweeping challenge that targeted 93 books in the district's school libraries — all in a single day. Now, she's running for an open school board seat. postandcourier.com/politics/heate… #scpol #chsnews #scnews

I eat pizza.

We're heading to the The White House! bit.ly/4ghre0z

This afternoon, I ceremonially signed a bill classifying Xylazine, or "tranq," as a schedule III controlled substance. This makes it a felony to produce or sell the drug for non-veterinary use, helping law enforcement keep this dangerous drug off our streets.

Girl. washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

NE-02 in the mix!

Attorney chooses lethal injection for death row client trib.al/0Qgr4F2