| S.C. General Assembly to reconvene May 12 Senate President Harvey Peeler and House Speaker Jay Lucas announced in a joint letter today that the Legislature would reconvene. The 2020 session is scheduled to end May 14, though a 2-week extension may be possible. S.C. unemployment claims drop for 2nd straight week For the week ending April 25, 65,159 claims were filed, down 7,957 from the previous week. In the last 6 weeks, 406,889 claims have been filed, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. | 