Listen to Melissa Watson, executive director of Emerge SC, discuss their successes and the search for the new class of 2021; Kim Nelson, candidate for CD-4, discuss her beliefs and position; and featured speaker Susan McLarty, executive director of the Greenville Homeless Alliance.
By Erin D. Basinger The thought of running for political office can be daunting. Fundraising, debates, canvassing, phone banking, and other rites of passage on the campaign trail hardly come naturally to most people. Yet, the need for qualified candidates abounds. Emerge applications for Class
Election Director Conway Belangia expects to have 150 polling places open for voting. As with every election there will be some changes, so it’s important to check your polling place. Don’t assume you are voting as the same place as last time. A key factor in how long the lines and
By RUTH TODDGCDP, 1st Vice Chair There are many pros to having ballot drop boxes and some cons…you decide. The South Carolina Election Commission’s Executive Director, Marci Andino, and other SC election officials, have sent a letter to Gov. Henry McMaster, Senate President Harvey Peeler, and
This is a continuing series offering our candidates the chance to talk directly to you about their reasons for running, policies, and objectives. I’m sure you’ve heard Dwight Loftis approved McMaster’s decision for our schools to open without a solid plan to protect our students’ and teachers’
This is a continuing series offering our candidates the chance to talk directly to you about their reasons for running, policies, and objectives. Hello! My name is Dr. Dawn Bingham and I am your candidate for SC Senate District 12. As an OB/GYN and public health professional, I am delighted
The Census does not just gather information for the sake of having it. And it doesn’t just add to the data coffers of the federal government. The information has an impact on your family, your school, your representation, your community and the services it can provide. And that matters whether
By Laura Haight We have all heard it. The constant railing against mail-in voting, the fear-mongering about rigged elections, massive fraud, and, of course, the efforts by the administration to hog-tie the Postal Service at a critical time. All at the same time that Democrats are trying hard to
By Elias (Eli) ValentinChair, GCDP The first time I met Kamala Devi Harris, affectionately known as KDH inside the campaign trail, was on October 19, 2018 when she came to stump for our Greenville slate for the midterms. This experience would be a precursor of one of the most rewarding, fun,
Over a 40-year career, a Black Woman will make $840,000 less than a White man. Our multi-generational panel of Black women discusses this disparity and its impact on families and communities. 56 years after JFK signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, it’s a battle that still rages. The panel
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