SC Senate seeks to switch up gubernatorial appointments amid mass vacancies, lingering interims

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 1,032

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators are weighing solutions for hard-to-fill vacancies on the state’s myriad governing and advisory boards while also seeking to close loopholes and strengthen checks on agency heads appointed by the governor.

A bill remains under consideration by a Senate panel to eliminate the need for the upper chamber to sign off on gubernatorial appointees to 35 citizen boards and commissions in the state that oversee a host of issues, such …

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