SC House votes to name roads after Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, over Democrats’ protests

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 831

Last Updated: 5 days, 6 hours ago

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COLUMBIA — Proposals to name roadways after Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist shot to death on a Utah college campus last year, and President Donald Trump drew the ire of the House’s Black Democrats before advancing Thursday.

Two of the resolutions would put Kirk’s name on roadside markers: A portion of Highway 76 in Laurens County would become “Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway” and a McCormick County bridge along Highway 378 would be “

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