Lexington County Democratic Women’s Council present award winning Reporter and Editor from the Charleston Courier Doug Pardue. Mr. Pardue will present is four-part series from the Charleston Post and Courier on “Forgotten South Carolina.” Come out and find out about the Two South Carolina’s and her unforgotten people.
According to Pardue, the disparities that exist in South Carolina show that either “what we’re doing here is not working – or that we don’t care.” The ensuing discussion included questions around whether leaders should make a concerted effort to be vocal about the state’s rejection of federal dollars–in particular, calling into question the reasoning behind the partisan divide over accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid for low income South Carolinians as part of the Affordable Healthcare Act.
However, although the issue of expanding Medicaid is controversial, Republicans and Democrats alike agreed that education is the solution to the challenges facing the state and that education, economic opportunity, and healthcare are all interrelated spheres.
