SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center

We would like to thank all of the amazing partners who helped play a major role in the redistricting advocacy work across the past several weeks, including Veterans for All Voters, League of Women Voters, Phil Ford of Ford & Ford Group, ACLU, WREN, the Ubuntu Collective and the SC NAACP.

Our Founder/Director of Policy Sue Berkowitz spoke at the King Day at the Dome on Monday about the importance of protecting the ACA and expanding Medicaid in South Carolina. Use our action tool to message Senators today to urge them to extend premium tax credits: www.votervoice.net/SCJustice/Ca...

In our seventh video of the Legislative Process series from the @protruthsc.bsky.social coalition, Mary Foster from Families Against Book Bans joins to share about how you can connect with policymakers. Please leave your questions in the comments for the team! #scpol #scschools

In the fifth video of the Legislative Process series from the @protruthsc.bsky.social, Craig Logan, Director of Education, Advocacy, and Community Organizing for E3, shares about the S.C. State Board of Education. Find your state board member today: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...

In the fourth video of the Legislative Process series from the @protruthsc.bsky.social, Courtney Thomas, Advocacy Director for the @aclusc.bsky.social, discusses the basics of state budget and what a budget proviso is. Please leave your questions in the chat for the team! #scpol #scschools

South Carolinians like Rebekah will be forced to lose healthcare in 2026 due to the enhanced premium tax credits ending, causing monthly premiums to spike tremendously. Urge Congress to work on negotiations to extend the enhanced premium tax credits today: www.votervoice.net/SCJustice/Ca... #scpol

In the third video of the Legislative series from the @protruthsc.bsky.social Coalition, SC, Katherine Freligh, Legislative Chair for the South Carolina Association of School Librarians, discusses how to follow what’s going on at the SC State House using three key tools on the SC leg website. #scpol

In the second video of the Legislative Process series from the Pro Truth SC Coalition, SC Appleseed's Education Policy Attorney Jennifer Rainville breaks down how a bill becomes law in SC. She goes through the life of a bill and how you can get involved in the process.

Follow along in the coming weeks to see members of @protruthsc.bsky.social share about the legislative process in #scpol and how you can be an education advocate this upcoming year!

Our Healthcare Program Manager shares about an ACA marketplace change happening soon regarding individuals who have past dues. You may be restricted in your access to future care if past dues are not covered by year’s end.

Our Student Intern Elizabeth Foster shares her three tips for giving public comments. She wrote a stellar blog that we released this week on everything you need to know to give your own public comments at school board meetings. Find her blog here: www.scjustice.org/guide-to-sch...

TAKE ACTION TODAY! Use our action tool to send a quick message to our Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott asking them to say NO to cuts to Medicaid, ACA, and SNAP. Link: www.votervoice.net/SCJustice/Ca... #scpol #handsoffmedicaid #handsoffsnap