December 2025: Advocacy Updates
Vote with your dollars this holiday season for the kind of place you want to live in every day. Shop & dine local and keep your dollars with your neighbors.
Local
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Three new members are joining Charleston City Council in January, including Aaron Polkey, Ben D'Allesandro, and Leslie Skardon. They will be assigned to council committees week of November 24, 2025. Learn more.
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The Town of Mount Pleasant voters elected 2 new councilmembers, including Kathryn Whitaker and Alex Crosby. Learn more.
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Chris Bizzell won the recent runoff to become the City of Folly Beach’s next mayor. Learn more.
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The Town of James Island voters elected two new councilmembers, including Julia Drayton Crumblin and Michael O’Shaughnessy Williams. Learn more.
State
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The 2026 state legislative session begins January 13th, but we'll be monitoring the bills that get pre-filled this month as we plan for the year to come. Senate Legislation is prefiled on December 10, 2025. House Legislation prefiled on December 16, 2025. Track both here.
Federal
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Restaurants Need Common-Sense Immigration Reform - Sign onto Letter to Congress via Independent Restaurant Coalition
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How Big Retailers Get Illegal Pricing Deals and How to Fight Back – Watch the video from November’s nationwide virtual briefing on Robinson-Patman Act enforcement, learn more here and share your business’s impact story here.
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Nominate your business (or your favorite small business) for SBA’s National Small Business Week Awards!