Nick Reynolds

@iamnickreynolds.bsky.social

SC statehouse + politics w/ @postandcourier | Ex-@Newsweek, @WyoFile, @IthacaTimes. @Brockport alum, @UofSC MPA student. | Tips? nreynolds@postandcourier.com.

Great reporting by @iamnickreynolds.bsky.social on the legislation needed for folks in South Carolina to buy Electric Vehicles being made here. Dealerships say they sell EVs just fine, but our family did not find one that would do the tax credit paperwork, so we just bought one in NC #SCpol

Without a change in state law, Scout Motors won't be able to sell its cars in SC. A fight awaits.

Scout Motors hopes to change laws to allow the SC-based startup to sell directly to consumers. They're expected to see quite a lot of pushback from the industry

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A mixed-race woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the S.C. Commission of Minority Affairs after she was reportedly denied an opportunity to join its board due to an "unlawful racial quota for membership" she says illegally favors African Americans. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sou...

South Carolina's Commission on Minority Affairs sued for 'unlawful' racial quota

Federal lawsuit filed against South Carolina Commission of Minority Affairs alleges state illegally prioritizes African-Americans over other races on its board.

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A state audit has found persistent issues within SC's juvenile justice system since a 2022 DOJ settlement. In all, a Dec. 5 report found a little more than half of 101 total recommendations state regulators made in 2021 have so far been implemented. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sou...

Legislative audit shows persistent issues within South Carolina's juvenile justice system

A follow-up state audit into the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice has found poor conditions within the agency have persisted. Things are getting more difficult.

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