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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 06/04/2026
GOP field to unseat Sen. Graham doubled during filing. 12 candidates total want to replace him. scdailygazette.com/2026/04/06/g... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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GOP field to unseat Sen. Graham doubled during filing. 12 candidates total want to replace him. • SC Daily Gazette
Six Republicans are challenging U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. Three Democrats are competing for the chance to flip the seat. Three minor party candidates have also filed.
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 03/04/2026
Adviser to past presidents pitches plan in SC to divert ICE funding to technical colleges scdailygazette.com/2026/04/03/a... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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Adviser to past presidents pitches plan in SC to divert ICE funding to technical colleges • SC Daily Gazette
Rahm Emanuel's stops in SC are part of his pitch to voters nationwide ahead of November and his own potential White House bid.
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 27/03/2026
SC Senate approves ‘halo’ for first responders without 25-foot requirement scdailygazette.com/briefs/sc-se... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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SC Senate approves 'halo' for first responders without 25-foot requirement • SC Daily Gazette
A change approved by senators lets first responders on the scene set a "reasonable distance" for people to get back, up to 25 feet.
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 11/03/2026
Bill creating 25-foot ‘halo’ around police, paramedics advances in SC Senate scdailygazette.com/briefs/bill-... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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Bill creating 25-foot ‘halo’ around police, paramedics advances in SC Senate • SC Daily Gazette
Legislation that allows law enforcement to arrest people who come within a 25-foot perimeter advanced to the Senate floor Tuesday with bipartisan support.
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 20/01/2026
At King Day at the Dome, Democrats urge South Carolinians to get involved and vote scdailygazette.com/2026/01/19/a... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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At King Day at the Dome, Democrats urge South Carolinians to get involved and vote • SC Daily Gazette
King Day at the Dome featured Democrats seeking statewide office making their pitch to voters. Speakers also included two 2028 potential presidential contenders.
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 12/01/2026
14 candidates are running to replace Rep. Nancy Mace in Congress scdailygazette.com/2026/01/12/1... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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14 candidates are running to replace Rep. Nancy Mace in Congress • SC Daily Gazette
As Rep. Nancy Mace runs for governor, 14 candidates — 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats — are running to replace her in Congress.
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 09/01/2026
Over 100 march from SC Statehouse to city hall to protest ICE, killing of Minnesota woman scdailygazette.com/briefs/over-... by @adrianashford.bsky.social
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Over 100 march from SC Statehouse to city hall to protest ICE, killing of Minnesota woman • SC Daily Gazette
More than 150 people gathered Thursday night in front of the Statehouse to protest the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis.
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My first story for @scdailygazette.com: Candidate for governor Mullins McLeod slammed fellow Democrats as corrupt this week as he asked a court to dismiss the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge that resulted in calls for him to withdraw four months ago. scdailygazette.com/2025/12/12/d...
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Democrat running for SC governor argues arrest unlawful, accuses fellow Democrats of corruption • SC Daily Gazette
A Democrat running for governor slammed his fellow Democrats as corrupt this week as he disputed his arrest in May.
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Want to learn more about trans Texans? We surveyed 90 of them to learn how they're dealing with an increasingly-hostile political climate. Almost everyone said they're feeling more anxious and less safe in public. @dallasnews.com www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...
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We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move
Respondents said anti-trans policies have complicated their sense of home in Texas and pushed them to consider leaving the state.
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Raunaq Alam's hate crime trial began this week in a Tarrant County courtroom packed with pro-Palestine activists and community members. He is facing up to 10 years in prison for allegedly spray-painting "F— Israel" on the wall of a church in Euless. @dallasnews.com www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2...
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Trial begins for man facing up to 10 years in prison for anti-Israel graffiti on church
The trial of Raunaq Alam, accused of a hate crime for allegedly spray-painting anti-Israel graffiti on the wall of Uncommon Church, began this week in a...
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Since last June, a surprising number of D-FW churches have weathered a scandal related to sexual abuse or misconduct. Can churches learn from this year of reckoning? @dallasnews.com www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2...
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D-FW churches have been rocked by a year of abuse scandals. Is it more than a coincidence?
As the Dallas area grapples with a slew of abuse allegations in evangelical, Protestant churches, The News talked to lawyers, researchers and therapists to...
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Our team @dallasnews.com worked hard to publish a new (front-page!) story every day of the June 8-11 Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Dallas this year. Here's a round-up — and if you have been, thanks for following our work.
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The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · 31/05/2025
Gateway Church founder Robert Morris, in a new court filing written by his attorneys, publicly responded to Cindy Clemishire’s sexual abuse allegations and said he had a “highly inappropriate relationship” with her.
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‘Highly inappropriate relationship’: Robert Morris responds to abuse allegations in filing
Robert Morris, in a new court filing written by his attorneys, publicly responded to Cindy Clemishire’s sexual abuse allegations and said he had a “highly...
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
My good friend Adrian is part of a project at the Dallas Morning News surveying transgender Texans' mental health after the onslaught of bills this legislative session. If that's you, go take this survey: www.dallasnews.com/news/2025/05...
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Are you a transgender Texan? We want to hear from you
Texas is home to about 93,000 transgender adults who make up less than 0.5% of the state’s population, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of...
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
No dirt has moved on a planned Muslim-centric neighborhood northeast of Dallas. But Collin County officials held an hourslong public hearing yesterday on the development, called EPIC City. @dallasnews.com www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2...
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Muslim-centric EPIC City draws Collin County meeting ire
Collin County officials on Monday held an hours-long public hearing on the EPIC City development, which would be located outside Josephine.
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Adrian Ashford @adrianashford.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Since violence resumed in Gaza, Dr. Ikram has been checking each morning for news on the hospital where he spent two weeks performing emergency amputations in January. @dallasnews.com www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2...
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‘To give people hope’: Plano doctor journeyed to Gaza on a medical mission
As violence resumes in Gaza, a Plano doctor checks for news on the hospital where he spent two weeks performing emergency amputations.
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