NEWS BRIEFS: Legislature abuzz over private voucher effort by governor

Staff reports  |  The legislature is abuzz over Gov. Henry McMaster’s move a week ago to allocate $32 million in pandemic relief funds for tuition grants to private schools. 

By Wednesday, state Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson in Orangeburg County issued a temporary block on the plan in response to a lawsuit that said McMaster’s move violated the state’s constitution, which  prevents public dollars from directly benefiting private educational institutions. 

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