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This week the Senate reached a compromise on a hemp regulation bill, sent the roads bill to the House & continued discussing data centers. Full details in the Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/4dzSOqF

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Several SCAC policy positions saw motion at the State House this week, and the Senate debated and passed the boat tax reduction bill. Read this week's Friday Report for more bills important to counties 🔗 conta.cc/4l6l5XI

BREAKING QB GUNNER RIVERS, SON OF NC STATE LEGEND PHILIP RIVERS, HAS COMMITTED TO THE WOLFPACK

County leaders had the opportunity to meet with their legislative delegation this week during Counties Connect. Your voices matter, especially on current issues like the homestead exemption bill & boat property tax reduction. More in the Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/4aYqUD3

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Writing these never gets easier, but this one was really difficult. I, like many, met Grayson Ketchie in 2023. It took minutes before he signaled for me to hold him. It happened a couple times that night. Grayson’s impact transcends life and fandom. newsobserver.com/sports/college…

We ❤️ showing up for our counties, and the SCAC team was active at the State House this week. We saw success with an amendment to the SCDOT modernization bill & a provision added to the roadside markets bill. Read more in the Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/4rOOYxU

@cdketchie Prayers for Grayson. All of Wolfpack Nation is behind you buddy!!

As we’ve shared before with our social media family and Grayson’s fan base, Grayson has been battling pneumonia off and on for over a year now. Over the past year, we have tried numerous and extensive interventions to heal his lungs.

It was another short but busy week at the State House. Legislators in both chambers discussed the SCDOT Modernization bill, and the House Ways & Means Committee will meet in 2 weeks to discuss the DJJ proviso in the budget. More in the Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/4km7ziq

This week's Friday Report comes with an alert to educate your House rep on the Ways & Means Committee on why to remove the proviso increasing the DJJ capital expenditure charge from the budget. More in the full Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/3ZIssKY

It was a busy week at the State House with continued discussion on budget requests and subcommittee meetings on elections and SCDOT reform. The homestead exemption bill also saw forward movement. Check out more in this week's Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/49Ro68W

The General Assembly was back in session this week, and SCAC joined others in advocating for full funding to the Local Government Fund. Legislators also discussed transferring ownership of some state roads to counties. More in the full Friday Report 🔗 conta.cc/4q1gI1b

The 2026 legislative session is set to begin Tuesday, and we want to help you stay informed with a special issue of our Friday Report. In this issue, we outline prefiled bills of interest to counties 🔗 conta.cc/4qDJjKq

The General Assembly will be back in session before you know it. Sign up for SCAC’s Friday Report for the latest updates on legislative actions that matter to you & your community. Don’t miss out—sign up now & stay informed! 👉 sccounties.org/email

Thanks to Sen. Danny Verdin, Rep. Luke Rankin and Rep. Paul Wickensimer for joining county leaders in Greenville today for a great panel discussion about the upcoming legislative session. #LocalLeaders #StatewideStrength

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This morning’s legislative panelists are all county council alums. We are honored to welcome back Sen. Michael Johnson, Sen. Overture Walker, Rep. @BrandonCox3 & Rep. Harriet Holman to our Annual Conference. This time discussing key state issues. #sccounties25