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Budget Passes SC Legislature

By: Emma Davidson . June 3rd, 2010

Today was a huge step forward for South Carolina!
The General Assembly passed the Conference Committee Report on the budget which ensures funding and coverage for essential programs like Medicaid and HIV/AIDS prevention.
The budget now goes to the Governor for his signature.
Thank you to the 100+ Tell Them members who sent emails or made phone calls to their [...]

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Bristol Palin: One of Many

By: Emma Davidson . May 28th, 2010

Bristol Palin is back in the news this week after giving an interview to Harpers Bazaar magazine. In it, she talks about what it was like being pregnant at 17, how she supports her son, and her relationship with Levi Johnston, her son’s father.
What I would like to know is this: why is the media [...]

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Healthcare Funds Cut

By: Emma Davidson . May 20th, 2010

In the latest budget negations, the South Carolina House cut $50 million- primarily from health care appropriations. The cuts include removing $5.6 million for AIDS prevention and treatment, including two programs that help AIDS patients purchase their life-saving prescriptions. The cuts limit patients on state-funded Medicaid to only 3 prescriptions a month, and removed all $4 million for state-funded [...]

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