AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDemocratic ticket locks in: Jermaine Johnson named Charleston Democrat Sam Skardon as his lieutenant governor running mate, pairing Johnson’s campaign with Skardon’s clean-energy and community work ahead of the November general election. Public safety and courts: A South Carolina homeless court model is helping people resolve minor legal issues and move toward housing and recovery, with participants earning dismissals when they meet program goals. Health alert: Publix expanded a recall of GreenWise frozen organic blueberries and mixed berries tied to potential E. coli contamination, with FDA reporting illnesses in Florida and Georgia. Local government headache: Surfside Beach sent more than $545,000 to a scammer after a fake email scheme, and the town didn’t catch it for 45 days. Upstate jobs and growth: BMW says it will start assembling EV battery packs in South Carolina in December, adding hundreds of trained workers at its Woodruff facility. Conservation: An angler-led program is expanding free fish release gear across the South Atlantic to help reef fish survive after release.
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