February 2025: Advocacy Alerts
Local
- The Town of Mount Pleasant will hold a special election on Tuesday, March 25, to fill Council Member Carl Ritchie’s seat. Ritchie was recently sworn in as the new Charleston County sheriff.
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Read Rev. Kylon Middleton’s, Charleston County Council’s new chair, priorities as outlined in interview with Charleston City Paper last month.
State
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Tort Reform (a.k.a. what's impacting liquor liability insurance costs): We’ve been speaking out in support of tort reform and all efforts to reduce the skyrocketing cost of liquor liability insurance for F&B businesses all across our region and state. Learn about a new bill, S.244, currently working its way through our state senate and reach out to the senators involved on the subcommittee to let them know how your business has been impacted by this issue.
Federal
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We’re looking for small business owners who are willing to speak with regional and national media outlets about their business being negatively impacted by competition from Walmart. Reach out to Jordan to be connected.