Update on negotiations continue between Prisma Health and UnitedHealthcare

Update on negotiations between Prisma Health and UnitedHealthcare in South Carolina

Updated: 4:51 PM EDT Jun 21, 2024

GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. WE START WITH COMMITMENT 2024, WHERE THE RACE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE DISTRICT 12 CONTINUES. FORMER STATE SENATOR LILY BRIGHT HAD ABOUT 36% OF THE VOTE IN LAST WEEK’S PRIMARY, AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROGER NUT FOLLOWED WITH ABOUT 23%. BRIGHT HELD THE DISTRICT 12 SEAT FOR TWO TERMS FROM 2009 TO 2017, BEFORE LOSING TO SENATOR SCOTT TALLY. NUT SERVED TWO TERMS REPRESENTING SC HOUSE. DISTRICT 34. I THINK I’M A LOT MORE LOUDER VOICE FOR CONSERVATISM IN COLUMBIA. I WOULD SAY I PROBABLY SPENT MORE TIME ON THE FLOOR IN ONE DAY THAN HE SPENT IN FOUR YEARS. THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THAT I HAVE A STRONG RECORD OF ACTUALLY PASSING LEGISLATION THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL. UM, TO THE TO MY CONSTITUENTS, WHOEVER WINS THE RUNOFF ON TUESDAY WILL BE HEADED TO THE STATE SENATE NEXT YEAR. AND IF YOU DON’T WANT TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTIONS THIS WEEK. THE RUNOFF WINNERS WILL THEN MOVE ON TO THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION IN THE EARLY VOTING. POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5 P.M., AND THEN ELECTION DAY TAKES PLACE ON TUESDAY. THE POLLING CENTERS ON TUESDAY WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M., AND ANYONE IN LINE BEFORE 7 P.M. WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE. A VALID PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED. YOU CAN FIND ALL THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. WIFE FOR.COM. IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, DOT OFFICIALS ARE ADDRESSING TWO MISSPELLINGS ON A HIGHWAY SIGN. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THE SIGN IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY EIGHT AND HIGHWAY 276, AND IT SHOWS THE DIRECTIONS TO CLEVELAND AND TRAVELERS REST, BOTH OF WHICH ARE SPELLED INCORRECTLY. OFFICIALS SAY THEY DO HAVE A PROCESS FOR REVIEWING THOSE SIGNS BEFORE THEY’RE INSTALLED, AND MISTAKES ARE UNCOMMON. WE’RE TOLD A NEW SIGN THERE SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ANDERSON COUNTY IS LOOKING TO BORROW MILLIONS IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO UPGRADE ITS SEWER CAPACITY. LAST NIGHT, COUNTY COUNCIL MOVED FORWARD, A MEASURE TO BORROW $25 MILLION FROM TAXPAYERS, AND OFFICIALS SAY THAT MONEY COULD PAY FOR UPGRADED SEWER LINES AND MORE CAPACITY TO WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN PENDLETON. LEADERS SAY THE INVESTMENT COMES AS THE AREA CONTINUES TO GROW. WHO WANTS THE SEWER PLANT IN THEIR BACKYARD? SO THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT’S ALREADY THERE. WHETHER IT’S UPGRADING THIS, I THINK MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK AND SOMETHING I NEED, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO UPGRADE YOUR SEWER. OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECTS COULD HELP HANDLE DEMAND FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT DECADE. A THIRD AND FINAL VOTE ON THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT FRIDAY IN ANDERSON. THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, AND IT’S A WAY FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE IN THE UPSTATE TO CELEBRATE SUMMER. OUR JAMIE REED IS LIVE NOW AT THE DENVER DOWNS FARM. WITH ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THIS YEAR’S EVENT. JAMIE. ERIN, THIS YEAR IS THE SIXTH ANNUAL SOUTH CAROLINA SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL. TEN ACRES OF SUNFLOWERS WILL TAKE UP DENVER DOWNS FARM AND IT WILL BE FOR PICKING AND FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. THEY’LL ALSO BE CRAFT VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, ADULT BEVERAGES, FOOD AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS, ALL AVAILABLE AT THE FARM. GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CUT SOME SUNFLOWERS AND MAKE BOUQUETS TO TAKE HOME. YOU CAN ALSO FILL BUCKETS FOR $25 IF YOU WANT MORE. IF IF YOU WANT MORE THAN WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PHOTOS DURING PUBLIC HOURS OR SCHEDULE PRIVATE PHOTOGRAPHY SESSIONS, YOU CAN BUY TICKETS ONLINE FOR $24.99, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FESTIVAL WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS FROM 5 TO 9. IT’S ALSO AVAILABLE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY FROM 10 TO 5, AND IT KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND AND THE NEXT LIVE IN ANDERSON, JAMYA JAMYA WYFF NEWS FOUR. JAMIE THANK YOU. IT’S VERY LOCAL WEEK HERE ON WIFE FOUR AND WE’RE INTRODUCING YOU TO SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMS YOU CAN ENJOY FOR FREE ON THE VERY LOCAL APP. ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS IS CHAOS AND KINDNESS. THAT SERIES FOLLOWS BAND RECYCLED PERCUSSION AS THEY PERFORM ACTS OF KINDNESS IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CHAOS AND KINDNESS PROMOTES KINDNESS, POSITIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, ALL WHILE HAVING A LOT OF FUN IN THE PROCESS. FROM PERFORMING ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT TO BREAKING WORLD RECORDS, THE DUO HAS DONE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THEY SAY SEASON TWO OF CHAOS AND KINDNESS STANDS OUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY THIS SEASON. SPECIFICALLY, PUT A LOT MORE EFFORT INTO SHOWCASING THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY…