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SC Senate Bill 933 passes the state Senate with a 24-18 approval and sits in the House Ways and Means Committee for consideration. The bill would raise legislators’ salaries from $10,400 base pay to $47,500 base pay. They also get a per-diem on top of the base pay.

These same legislators only approved a 2% pay increase for state employees). The inflation rate for 2025-2026 is 3.3% according to the federal Joint Economic Committee so the state employee raises do not even keep up with inflation. State employees are effectively taking a pay cut and losing purchasing power.

Is there no bottom for these folks?

The primaries are still open, and with two weeks before end of session, it's unlikely that the legislature close the primaries.

Mark Lynch is loony, but we know LG is worse - a Trump sycophant and the worst the GOP has to offer (granted, Lynch is trying his best to suck up to Trump). So follow me on this, we should vote strategically: vote in the Republican primary this June 9th for Mark Lynch, that way Lindsey is knocked out of the race entirely. This alone would throw the GOP into chaos.

Then, come the general election in November, it will be easier to defeat Mark Lynch because he won't have the weight of incumbency.

This does require sacrificing our vote in the Democrat primary but Dr. Annie Andrews is likely to be the Democrat nominee anyway. (By law, you can only vote in one primary, otherwise you'll be fined thousands of $$$ and get possible jail time.)

Other factors to consider:

• The majority of voters do not participate in the primaries, let alone the midterms. This significantly lowers the numbers needed to oust LG.
• Mark Lynch doesn't have the experience or knowledge or donors or influence to retain the seat - worse case scenario he wins the general and then is out in 6 years anyway. (That sounds like a long time but Trump is going to be gone in 2 years and things will swing back to the Democrats, Lynch and the GOP will be out of power.)
• There are like 9 other candidates in the race between 3rd parties and independents. These will peel off votes from Lynch moreso than Andrews in my estimation, as the republican-conservative base is fractured with no good options.

Trump needs Lindsey to retain majority control of the Senate, getting LG out would be a huge blow to him and his administration. Again, there are two chances to defeat LG: once this June 9th, and again in November during the general election. This June is our best chance numerically.

Talk to your friends, family, and coworkers, get with the plan. Vote for Lynch this June as the prelude for Dr. Andrews this November.

SOUTH CAROLINA

⚠️ A Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee will hold a hearing on a kratom ban bill (H.4641):

📅 Wednesday, May 6th
📍 Gressette Building — Room 209
1101 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

This is a final attempt this legislative session by the House to possibly ban kratom. Lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban kratom—despite ongoing efforts to promote responsible regulation instead of criminalization.

🗣️ Want to Speak at the Hearing?

If you are able to attend and share your story, your voice could make a real impact.

➡️ You MUST register by NOON on Monday, May 4th using the official sign-up form.

👥 Attend & Show Support

All South Carolina advocates are strongly encouraged to attend the hearing in person on May 6th. A strong turnout sends a clear message that this issue matters.

✉️ Take Action Now

Even if you can’t attend, you can still make a difference:

Submit written comments to the Committee opposing H.4641 and kratom prohibition

Call Committee Members directly using the listed phone numbers

Share your personal story and explain why kratom access matters to you

📢 Every call and message helps ensure lawmakers hear directly from the people affected—not just outside narratives.

This is not a good look at all.

Pamela Evette, love her or hate her, has completely destroyed the Nancy Mace campaign. No one is talking about the Mace campaign anymore. She's dead.

her speaking at SC State, brilliant piece of marketing set up by segregationist McMaster,, even if she gets booed off the stage, it's a win-win for her in the republican primary. She has gone from a Lt Gov no one knew to a name everyone now knows. Her campaign ads with out of context quotes from Trump, has been brilliant.

It's probably going to be Alan Wilson vs Pamela Evette in a run off. God help us.

Webster is currently profiting off of a company that spilled over 10,000,000 gallons into the Little Fork Creek in 1990. Since then, the state of South Carolina has had to pay $ 75,000 a year to clean up the water in Jefferson County. Over 35 years later, our state has spent upwards of 27 million dollars trying to fix the water.

He now sits on the board of a company that owns the very mine that caused the initial spill. The company is called Carolina Rush; it has for employees and a market capitalization of 4.7 million dollars. In other words, Webster hasn't even taken responsibility for the consequences of private investments that have destroyed our community's water and cost our state millions.

And now he has the gall to run for governor.

Take the no work, no school, no shopping pledge for May Day here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/RogansList

Find events near you on Friday here: mobilize.us/mayday

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He thinks 90% are ok with this. Wow.

While Mississippi and Alabama celebrate Confederate Memorial Day today and state offices are closed, South Carolina will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day on Monday, May 11.

https://www.admin.sc.gov/services/state-human-resources/benefits-and-leave/holiday-leave

2026 Holiday Schedule

• New Year's Day — Thursday, January 1
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Monday, January 19
• George Washington's Birthday / Presidents Day — Monday, February 16
• Confederate Memorial Day — Monday, May 11
• National Memorial Day — Monday, May 25
• Independence Day — Friday, July 3
• Labor Day — Monday, September 7
• Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
• Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 26
• Day after Thanksgiving Day — Friday, November 27
• Christmas Eve — Thursday, December 24
• Christmas Day — Friday, December 25
• Day after Christmas — Monday, December 28

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