2021 Session of S.C. General Assembly Begins Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Update: 2021-01-15

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This year’s session of the S.C. General Assembly got underway this week with one member describing it as "a session not like any other." Most lawmakers wore masks as the lingering COVID pandemic altered many time-honored legislative traditions. Adding to the unusual atmosphere at the Statehouse, were extra state police manning posts in and around the building following last week’s insurrection in Washington. Neither the House or Senate will meet next week during the Presidential inauguration.

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2021 Session of S.C. General Assembly Begins Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 Session of S.C. General Assembly Begins Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Russ McKinney

2021 Session of S.C. General Assembly Begins Amid COVID-19 Pandemic