COLUMBIA — An expansion of a law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place marked the final hours of South Carolina’s 2026 legislative session. Still, legislators will return for a special session as they try to hammer out compromises on some of leadership’s remaining priorities. GOP legislators accomplished or have come close to tackling […]

COLUMBIA — Loan negotiations by the state treasurer’s office contributed to unplanned overages and sky-high financial penalties against the Election Commission for new voting machines, according to a report Thursday by South Carolina’s inspector general. In a statement, Treasurer Curtis Loftis denied that his office was at fault. He laid the blame squarely on the […]

COLUMBIA — After two years of wrangling with the idea of a pay increase, legislators will get automatic raises in the coming years under a bill sent to the governor’s desk Thursday. Starting in November 2028, legislators can receive $47,500 annually, split between a salary and monthly allowance. That’s more than double the $22,400 that’s […]

COLUMBIA — With just 12 days before early voting polls open, legislators will begin a special session for the purpose of redrawing South Carolina’s congressional lines. Gov. Henry McMaster will order a special session beginning Friday morning, GOP leaders in both chambers told reporters Wednesday evening. The self-imposed deadline for passing a new map of […]

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously overturned the double murder conviction of Alex Murdaugh, pointing to “shocking jury interference” by the court clerk at his trial. Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is among six Republicans running for governor, vowed to “aggressively” retry the case that dominated about two years of his […]

COLUMBIA — Charter schools, their authorizers and the management companies they hire will face more oversight after legislators sent a bill meant to increase accountability to the governor’s desk Wednesday. SC charter schools are growing yearly. Senators want more accountability. For years, legislators have worried about the lack of accountability for schools and the sponsors […]

COLUMBIA — In the early hours of May 13, 1862, an enslaved man delivered himself, his fellow crew members and their families past a Confederate barricade to freedom. Exactly 164 years later, on the state-designated day commemorating the escape, state lawmakers celebrated Robert Smalls and the legacy they hope more people learn about through a […]

COLUMBIA — A bill meant to speed up construction projects in South Carolina is headed to the governor’s desk. Both the House and Senate agreed Tuesday to a compromise on their differing versions. The main thrust of the bill, a priority for leaders in both chambers this year, is to help the Department of Transportation accelerate […]

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COLUMBIA — The state Republican Party plans to challenge the state’s open primary elections in federal court, arguing the party should be able to restrict who can select its nominees. The lawsuit, which party officials said Tuesday they’ll file next month, comes after two bills that would have closed primaries stalled at the very beginning […]

COLUMBIA — The Senate on Tuesday rejected a push to redraw the state’s congressional lines just weeks before the primaries, with GOP leaders saying it’s legally unnecessary and wrong for South Carolina.  Senators’ 29-17 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority approval needed to proceed. Officially, senators refused to add redistricting to a resolution setting […]

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Mays in South Carolina since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

COLUMBIA — A longshot candidate for governor was disqualified from the race after failing to pay her filing fee, according to the state Republican Party. Jacqueline Hicks DuBose signed up to enter the race during the final hour of filing last month. The 61-year-old mother of four, who owns a Hartsville cleaning company and drives […]

COLUMBIA — South Carolina customers of Dominion Energy could see a 7.6% hike in their monthly electric rates — but it’s less than the 12.7% the utility was initially seeking. Utility watchdogs and environmental groups reached a settlement Friday with the Virginia-headquartered company that, if approved by state utility regulators, would tack an estimated $12 […]

COLUMBIA — Monday is the final day for South Carolina residents to newly register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in the June 9 primaries. Online registration ended Sunday night, but the State Election Commission will still accept any printed voter registration applications postmarked by Monday. Early voting runs from May 26 […]

Removing the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds was important. It was a powerful symbol of a long history of racial injustice. Now we are faced with an issue that is even more important — not symbol but substance. Voting rights are the substance, the core of racial justice, that people have lived and died for. […]

While recently on a college campus, it became quickly obvious that it was towards the end of the spring semester. Located in close proximity to a number of dormitories were some very large dumpsters that were placed about three weeks before students move out. As the semester drew to a close, more and more “things” […]

COLUMBIA — A House panel advanced legislation Friday to push back South Carolina’s congressional primaries as GOP leadership attempts to redraw the voting lines. Holding a second set of primaries in August could cost taxpayers at least $2.2 million, according to the state’s election chief. That does not include spending by county elections offices. It […]