If you had the power to solve one problem in South Carolina, what would it be?
That’s the question asked by the South Carolina Forum, an initiative that seeks to bring together a true sampling of people across the state to find consensus-driven solutions that legislators can turn into law.
The effort officially launched Wednesday at the Statehouse with legislators of both parties who’ve committed to participate in the process and potentially sponsor the resulting ideas.
Andrew Shue, founder of the South Carolina Forum, talks about the initiative at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, on the first floor of the Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. Legislators behind him, left to right, are Democratic Sens. Tameika Isaac Devine of Columbia, Ed Sutton of Charleston, and Jeffrey Graham of Camden. To his right are Catherine Glenn Foster, SC Forum’s director of strategic partnerships, and Rep. Beth Bernstein, D-Columbia. (Photo by Seanna Adcox/SC Daily Gazette
