Beyond Policy is a podcast presented by the Palmetto Promise Institute. Your host is Dr. Oran Smith, Senior Fellow of the Palmetto Promise Institute.
Policy talk can often be cold, dead, and boring. On this podcast, we've banned boring. Our object on this podcast is to look Beyond Policy. We look beyond statehouse rumors and backroom politics to real communities and people in South Carolina. We explore how actions at the South Carolina Statehouse impact people in South Carolina like you.
2026 Policy Briefing: What’s Next for Comprehensive Tax Reform in South Carolina?
Before the 2026 legislative session begins, Dr. Oran Smith presents a deep-dive tax policy briefing examining how South Carolina raises revenue—where we stand among our neighbors, and where reform opportunities exist.
This briefing explains how federal conformity affects our tax code, how income tax rates influence our state’s competitiveness, and what policymakers should consider regarding sales, property, manufacturing, and business license taxes.
For the full video webinar including Dr. Smith’s slides, watch this briefing on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8cXJJ_C8xYA?si=lTrx0cfAde0avo8x (https://youtu.be/8cXJJ_C8xYA?si=lTrx0cfAde0avo8x)
5 Jan 2026
2026 Policy Briefing: Healthcare Reforms on the Horizon in South Carolina
Before the 2026 legislative session starts, Dr. Oran Smith presents a deep dive into one of South Carolina’s most pressing challenges: access to affordable, high-quality healthcare—especially in rural communities.
Using national comparisons, workforce statistics, and regulatory insights, his briefing walks listeners through the current scope-of-practice debate surrounding advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs), the reforms being considered, and what other states are doing differently.
Other topics include transparency in medical billing, portable benefits, physician non-compete agreements, and more. This is a can’t-miss episode for lawmakers and citizens alike who care about the healthcare debates our state is facing.
For the full video webinar including Dr. Smith’s slides, you can watch this briefing on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eI4iCBFDXi4?si=F3SKN_ozXL3V3pgn (https://youtu.be/eI4iCBFDXi4?si=F3SKN_ozXL3V3pgn)
5 Jan 2026
2026 Policy Briefing: The State of Education in South Carolina with Ryan Dellinger
Before the 2026 legislative session kicks off, our team has prepared a series of policy briefings on some of the most important issues the South Carolina General Assembly will face in 2026. Palmetto Promise’s Director of Education Policy Ryan Dellinger takes the outlines trends lawmakers should watch, opportunities for reform, and the policy choices that could better serve students and families in 2026 and beyond.
This briefing explains where SC stands today on student-based funding and weighted pupil categories, transparency in school spending, ESA scholarship implementation and expansion, charter school facility and bonding challenges, and the state’s draft public school choice guidelines.
For the full video webinar including Ryan’s slides, watch this briefing on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Wxqu_--EPxU?si=0WSqjaqfPoGEyyiB (https://youtu.be/Wxqu_--EPxU?si=0WSqjaqfPoGEyyiB)
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