MORNING BUZZ: Lindsey Graham heads home to launch presidential bid

Candidate Graham announces bid

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is going back to his childhood roots to make his bid for the GOP presidential nomination official. Graham will make a formal announcement at 10:30 a.m. on Main Street in Central, S.C., where he grew up, living with his parents in a back room of the family business.

Graham’s announcement makes him the ninth Republican candidate to seek the nomination. He’s widely seen as a long shot, but Graham has said he sees a path forward for him as long as national security and terrorism are at the top of voters’ minds.

Check The Buzz later today for details on Graham’s announcement.

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SC Legislature hits home stretch

With three days left in the regularly scheduled legislative session, a fix for the state’s roads may have to wait until next year. Click here for more on what the S.C. Legislature has accomplished and what lawmakers may finish before the gavel falls.

A state House panel tasked with developing education policy recommendations to address problems highlighted in the Abbeville school-funding lawsuit meets at 1:30 p.m. in the Blatt Building, Room 110.

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