South Carolina legislature

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:26:55 GMT

The SC House of Representatives today passed a horrible bill, #4624, banning gender affirming care for minors and requiring teachers to "out" trans children to their parents. It still has to pass the Senate.

Per Ballotpedia:
South Carolina has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.
The House has a Republican majority of 88-36 (71% Rep, 29% Dem).
The Senate has a Republican majority of 30-16 (65% Rep, 35% Dem).

Also according to Ballotpedia, those majorities increased in both 2020 and 2022.
In 2020, the House had a Republican majority of 78-45 (63.4% vs 36.6%),
and the Senate had a Republican majority of 27-19 (58.7% vs 41.3%).
I wonder if those increases were due to redistricting.

In the 2020 Presidential election, Trump got 55.11% of the SC vote compared to 43.43% for Biden.
In the 2022 SC gubernatorial election, the Republican candidate got 58% compared to 41% for the Democratic candidate.

So the ratio of Republicans to Democrats in the legislature is much more skewed than in the overall population, without even taking into account how people who haven't voted in the elections are more likely to skew Democrat.

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cool air

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:36:07 GMT

Info about the phasing out of freon (R22), and its replacement by R410a (aka "puron"):

R-22 to R-410A - Understanding the Differences

What You Should Know about Refrigerants When Purchasing or Repairing a Residential A/C System or Heat Pump

Info about the potential phase-out of puron, and its replacement by other refrigerants:

Cooling: Rethinking Refrigerants

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South Carolina legislature

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