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in Colleton County. - The cost has already doubled to $5 billion. - The cost could go up to $10 billion, $15 billon, $20 billion or more. Read the commentary here: postandcourier.com/opinion/commen…

Commentary: No more utility blank checks (Post and Courier, March 19, 2026) By Frank Knapp Jr. and Lynn S. Teague - Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper have been given a blank check to build a big gas plant to produce electricity at the retired Canadys coal plant

Senator Leber on needed AI regulations: The longer we ignore it, the harder the fight is going to be--"Backbone" Podcast Listen to this podcast here. rss.com/podcasts/scsbc…

Data Center electricity costs, legislation to protect consumers SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce’s Frank Knapp testifies on the need to regulate data centers Read testimony: scsbc.org/data-center-de…

Fuel spike puts pressure on small business owners (Meagan Daukshus, WLTX, March 4, 2026) “This is where we are now at $4 a gallon for diesel. It’s about the highest we have seen on the road in the past couple months,” Pszenny said. scsbc.org/fuel-spike-put…

the responsibility of ORS and the PSC.”   Read story: scsbc.org/the-data-cente…

plate for siting and development,” said Frank Knapp, CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. “But protecting all residential and small businesses from paying higher electric bills because data centers require new energy generation and transmission is

The data center industry is seeking a bigger footprint in SC. Question is, who should regulate them? (Nick Reynolds, Post and Courier, February 22, 2026)   “Data centers are simply not critical infrastructure that the PSC and the Office of Regulatory Staff should have on their

Great News for Small Business Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

not necessary. It’s intentional on their part, and that's why it’s unacceptable. They can do their job without creating chaos.” Read more: scsbc.org/protests-plann…

already taken a hit from increased ICE activity — and this won’t make it better. “We want ICE to respect our small businesses and our law-abiding citizens,” Knapp said. “The public enforcement that creates chaos and hurts small businesses is not only unacceptable, but it’s not

Protests planned, businesses wary after news of ICE office in Columbia. What are leaders saying? (Post and Courier, 2-11-26, by Chloe Barlow and Anna Wilder) Frank Knapp, president of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, said the state’s businesses have

Deepfake expert has warning for all politicians rss.com/podcasts/scsbc…

SC Professor talks about his experience in Minnesota rss.com/podcasts/scsbc…

SC Small Business Chamber in the news on regulations, taxes, bar insurance and data centers. scsbc.org/sc-small-busin…

his 57-year-old organization’s efforts to have states regulate artificial intelligence to protect the public. rss.com/podcasts/scsbc…

National non-profit consumer organization pushes for states to regulate AI—“Backbone” Podcast Ben Winters, Director of AI and Data Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, leads

AI regulations in the SC news scsbc.org/ai-regulations…

National coalition supports regulating AI to protect the public—“Backbone” Podcast The sexual and suicide grooming of children by AI generated chat boxes are horrific examples of why states should regulate AI. rss.com/podcasts/scsbc…

President Trump recently issued an executive order to preempt states from passing new legislation or having laws on the books that regulate artificial intelligence, with some exceptions. How should the South Carolina Legislature respond? Read more: scdailygazette.com/2025/12/16/leg…