MORNING BUZZ: Clyburn in town + USC, Clemson say law not needed to pay college athletes

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Clyburn in Columbia: At 11 a.m. Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-Columbia, will hold one of his regular roundtables to discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on redistricting, religious freedom laws and S.C. State University.

Lawmakers on spring break: Senators will join House members in taking a break from working in Columbia on Thursday. Lawmakers will return on Tuesday April 14.

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BUZZ CLICK: Bills would ban SC businesses from discriminating against gays

Democratic lawmakers want to make it illegal for S.C. businesses to deny services to customers based on their sexual orientation.

State Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, took to the state Senate floor Wednesday to introduce a bill to amend state law to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.

“These are our family, our friends, our colleagues, our constituents – these are South Carolinians,” Hutto said.

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This story was originally published April 2, 2015 at 7:16 AM with the headline "MORNING BUZZ: Clyburn in town + USC, Clemson say law not needed to pay college athletes."