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State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, left, listens as Rep. Garry Smith, R-Simpsonville, right, talks about a bill that would require a semester course on America's founding for college students on Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The bill passed 91-12. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

House speaker says calendar is full for end of 2021 session

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South Carolina Rep. Jonathon Hill, R-Townville, walks to his desk on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Columbia, S.C. Hill waited to enter the House chamber until House Speaker Jay Lucas gave a speech reminding members to show decorum after Hill tossed papers in the air the day before. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Speaker warns SC House: Stop being vindictive, show decorum

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Lilliann Hemingway votes in a presidential election for the first time at the Trenholm Park voting location in Columbia, S.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. She says it was very important to her grandmother that she voted this year, due to the sacrifices of generations past to secure her right to vote. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

Speaker seeks same election rules in South Carolina counties

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

South Carolina House members listen to a speech by Speaker Jay Lucas during the House's organization session on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Lucas was first elected Speaker for the 2015 session. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Same leadership, same issues for SC’s budget committee

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas presides over the House's organization session Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Lucas was first elected Speaker for the 2015 session. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Republican SC House meets; leaders pledge continued kindness

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

A roll of voting stickers sits on a table as people arrive to vote in the Democratic primary in Hopkins, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Dems: SC in for pandemic ‘calamity’ without election changes

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House Speaker says SC court misinterpreted law over terminal

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Personal bottles of hand sanitizer sit on the desk of each South Carolina House member ahead of a special one-day legislative session, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC governor offers June special session because of COVID-19

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

State health officials sit in the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse as the House meets without the public in attendance, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. The House returned briefly to approve $45 million in emergency funds for state health officials to fight coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Mandatory legislator quarantine sought after SC session

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas presides over the opening of the 2020 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC Speaker’s renegotiation idea roils public utility sale

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas introduces Mississippi Education Superintendent Carey Wright at a South Carolina House Education Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Lucas invited Wright to speak about progress Mississippi has made in early elementary childhood education. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

SC looks to Mississippi as it works to improve education

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster discusses his proposal to give every teacher in the state a $3,000 raise in next year's budget during a news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 in Cayce, South Carolina. McMaster said the additional money will move South Carolina into the top 25 in the nation in average teacher salaries. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

SC House leaders back bill to remove governor as USC trustee

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2019, file photo, South Carolina Education Superintendent Molly Spearman, from left, State Sen. Greg Hembree, Gov. Henry McMaster and House Speaker Jay Lucas discuss an education reform bill they want passed this session in Columbia, S.C. Opposition from teachers helped stall the education overhaul bill in the Senate and teachers plan a school day rally to ask lawmakers to do more. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Education reform stalls in SC as teachers plan walkout

By CHRISTINA L. MYERS and JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

SC lawmakers hear from the public on massive education bill

By JEFFREY COLLINS AND CHRISTINA L. MYERS - Associated Press

Correction: Education Reform story

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

The Latest: Speaker says chairman change isn’t personal

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House Speaker removes chairman of powerful budget committee

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Legislators to separately study failed nuclear project

By SEANNA ADCOX - Associated Press

The Latest: Speaker not ready for nuke plants session

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SC House leader seeks end of education funding case

By SEANNA ADCOX - Associated Press