COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate voted to meet on a Sunday — a first in at least four decades — as Republicans continue a push to approve a White House-backed congressional map aimed at flipping the state’s only blue seat. GOP leaders who oppose rushing through the map contend it won’t survive a guaranteed […]

COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators failed Friday to muster the votes necessary for finalizing a new congressional map before early voting begins for party primaries, but debate on the White House-backed map continues. Supporters needed two-thirds majority approval — at least 31 votes — to void their own redistricting rules and start voting on the […]

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for boys of the 1950s in South Carolina using data from the Social Security Administration.

COLUMBIA — After Memorial Day commemorates those who died in military service, families of emergency responders killed in the line of duty will have their own day of remembrance starting this year. A new law designates June 1 as Gold Shield Day in South Carolina to honor the lives of police officers, firefighters and paramedics […]

Perhaps it’s a symptom of growing up in a conservative family, but I was dismayed to hear politicians recently invoke the word “queer” to describe South Carolinians. It happened the other night at a Republican candidates’ forum in Anderson. State Rep. April Cromer of Anderson used the word in a disparaging way while speaking about […]

COLUMBIA — Senators will begin debate Thursday on a bill redrawing the state’s congressional districts, a day after South Carolina’s election chief told them a second set of primaries will cost between $5 million and $6 million. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to send to the floor a new congressional map aimed at flipping […]

COLUMBIA — A Circuit Court judge denied a request from voters’ rights groups to wind back the clock on South Carolina’s congressional redistricting debate, saying House leaders were within their powers to follow their own rules as they pushed to redraw voting lines. The Freedom of Information Act provisions cited in the lawsuit don’t even […]

The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimates show big-city growth dropped, while midsized suburbs held steady and, in some cases, accelerated.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Greenville.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Columbia.

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Charleston, South Carolina.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed a Greenville attorney as the newest judge in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, adding diversity to the state’s federal bench. Sheria Clarke, who was nominated by President Donald Trump in February, secured the lifetime judicial appointment with a 52-38 vote. The “yes” votes to confirm her included […]

COLUMBIA — Republicans in the South Carolina House were on their way toward passing a new congressional map Tuesday when voters’ rights groups sued the chamber’s GOP leaders to stop the process. The lawsuit in Richland County Court seeks to invalidate a mid-debate change to the rules. A hearing is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday […]

COLUMBIA — The redistricting spotlight turned to South Carolina Monday as legislators debated on the House floor a redrawn map of the state’s voting lines. The Republican push seeks to lock in an all-GOP congressional delegation in the state ahead of national midterm elections. The measure would delay primaries until Aug. 18 for the state’s […]

NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy, which could bring South Carolina customers under the umbrella of one of the largest power company in the United States. (File photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)

With all of the public sound and fury focused on voting, redistricting and election integrity, no state leader seems to be talking about a law that uniquely and deliberately sets up some South Carolina voters for failure. This homegrown oddity may deny a few hundred or a few thousand South Carolinians the right to vote. […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — The State Ports Authority will move some of its vehicle export operations to North Charleston to help protect Upstate-built BMWs and other cars from flooding while also freeing up space at the Port of Charleston’s current — and low-lying — export hub for new cargo. The authority’s board of directors on Friday […]

COLUMBIA — South Carolina utility regulators gave their nod to a proposed 2,200-megawatt natural gas-fired plant along the Edisto River in the Lowcountry, despite objections from consumer and environmental groups. The seven-member Public Service Commission unanimously signed off on the power plant, estimated to cost $5 billion, to be jointly built by Dominion Energy and […]

COLUMBIA — The state’s public health director, who legislators tried this year to fire, left his role when the regular legislative session ended for the year, the governor’s office confirmed Friday. Gov. Henry McMaster has long supported Edward Simmer, even as senators refused last year to confirm him as director of the newly created Department […]

LifeStance Health reports on youth mental health in South Carolina