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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 4 items )  

NASEO: South Carolina Launches Clean Energy Workforce Development Tool
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: By Grace Lowe The South Carolina State Energy Office created a Clean Energy Workforce Development Tool to help individuals and organizations navigate clean energy training opportunities across the state. The tool enables students, job seekers, technical trade workers, and employers to explore a broad range of available training resources, including apprenticeships, certifications, degr  more

NASEO: South Carolina Releases Offshore Wind Supply Chain Study
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: By Catherine Reed In September 2024, the South Carolina Department of Commerce released the South Carolina Offshore Wind Supply Chain Study. The purpose of the study is to provide South Carolina's legislators, businesses, and industry organizations with insights on how South Carolina can further support and benefit from the growth of the U.S. offshore wind industry and supply   more

Small Business Majority: Poll Finds South Carolina Small Businesses Strongly Support Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Ninety percent of South Carolina small employers favor a national program funded by both employee and employer contributions * * * A scientific opinion poll released today shows that an overwhelming majority of South Carolina small companies support a national paid family and medical leave program funded by a combination of employee and employer contributions. The survey, condu  more

VFW: 'Thank You Doesn't Seem Like Enough'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 26 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: Marine Corps veteran Dustin Alley, 36, lives in Bristol, Connecticut, with his wife, Sarah, and their three children, Evan, Ethan and Katelyn. He was stationed in Beaufort, South Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona. Later, Alley deployed to Afghanistan as an air traffic controller. He served in the military for nine years and left as a sergeant. Alley was in e  more