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South Carolina’s economy is powered by businesses that make things the rest of the world wants. In 2025, one business in particular — Boeing Co. — helped the state notch its best export total in seven years. The state Department of Commerce said this month that $38.5 billion worth of products were exported from South […]
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than many of our laws can keep up. While these technologies hold tremendous promise, they are also creating serious risks that policymakers cannot afford to ignore, especially when it comes to the safety of women and children. One of the most troubling developments is the growing ability of artificial intelligence […]
COLUMBIA — Incarcerated youth in need of specialized mental health care started receiving it this week after a new psychiatric treatment center opened in Columbia. The facility, built with $23 million in state funds, aims to fill in the gaps for children and teenagers who do not need more intensive psychiatric hospitalization but whose needs […]
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina’s longest-serving congressman, ended months of speculation about his future in Congress Thursday: He’s running again. “I have served in public life all of my life,” Clyburn said as he made his announcement surrounded by Democratic legislators and party leaders at the state party headquarters in Columbia. “Today I’m going […]
The first words I speak to my students at the start of each semester are: “Each of you is a miracle beyond my comprehension, and my hope is that by the end of this course you will better see yourself for the wonder that you already are, and know that, in this adventure of life, […]
COLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster vetoed legislation allowing South Carolina’s public colleges to keep secret what they pay student athletes, throwing the proposed public records exemption back to the Legislature. The bill goes too far in exempting “any and all” records paid to both individual players and entire teams, the Republican governor explained in his […]
COLUMBIA — The House approved two income tax bills Tuesday immediately after passing a $15.4 billion spending plan that didn’t factor in their revenue losses. The votes sent one bill, which lowers state income tax rates, to the governor’s desk. Republicans tout it as a tax cut, though many South Carolinians will pay more next […]
COLUMBIA — Legislators could cut tobacco taxes in half for an electronic cigarette not yet available in South Carolina stores, while creating a tax on vapes. Companies have billed both vapes and the heated tobacco products as less dangerous tools to help cigarette smokers quit. Health organizations warn that all nicotine products are harmful. But […]
COLUMBIA — Fewer data center firms are weighing locations in South Carolina, utility officials told senators Tuesday. Officials from the state’s two publicly traded utilities said they’ve seen the number of data center proposals on their waitlists sink. Their testimony came as senators consider regulating the growing industry in the state. “A lot of data […]
COLUMBIA — Legislation that allows law enforcement to arrest people who come within a 25-foot perimeter advanced to the Senate floor Tuesday with bipartisan support. The proposal, dubbed the “Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act,” threatens jail time for approaching on-duty officers or paramedics after receiving a warning to get back. Only two of the […]
South Carolina, I am your native daughter. I couldn’t get any more Southern if every cell in my body turned into a grit. My family found their place here in the 1700s. They started farming and haven’t stopped since. We’re talking plowing oxen, sweat equity, sink, swim, or die trying. You know that South Carolina […]
COLUMBIA — More leadership turnover at South Carolina’s election agency is certain after its interim director decided she didn’t want the job permanently. Jenny Wooten decided to withdraw from contention as director of the South Carolina Election Commission as she awaited confirmation by the Senate. She was initially put at the helm temporarily in September, […]
COLUMBIA — An updated analysis to legislation that reduces property taxes on boats registered in South Carolina shows counties would take less of a hit than predicted when the Senate approved it last week. The update shows counties stand to lose $39.7 million in revenue collectively once the break is fully phased in over three […]
COLUMBIA — One of South Carolina’s largest hospital systems wants to part ways with the state’s only nonprofit overseeing organ transplants after a federal rule change put the organization at risk of losing its certification. Prisma Health is asking the federal government for permission to switch its organ transplant services to LifeShare Carolinas, which is […]
COLUMBIA — SC Daily Gazette reporters won 12 awards at the South Carolina Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday, including two announced as surprises at the event. For the second year, a reporter for the Gazette took top honors for business reporting. David Wren won the Ken Baldwin Award for Excellence in Business Journalism for […]
COLUMBIA — South Carolina is making a pitch for a federally-backed nuclear fuel and technology campus in the Palmetto State. Nuclear opponents argue it’s an impractical waste of time and money that chases so-far undeveloped technologies. The U.S. Department of Energy, at the end January, began gauging interest from states willing to host what the […]
COLUMBIA — Advocates for survivors of sexual violence called on legislators Thursday to double annual funding for rape crisis centers and pass legislation to better protect victims. “Victim organizations are already stretched to capacity and beyond,” said Sarah Ford, program director for the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network. “We cannot say that we value victims […]
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s environmental agency halted all operations of a controversial solar panel manufacturer following a second spill in three days at its York County manufacturing site. Federal regulators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also are expected to begin an investigation next Wednesday, according to state legislators. Silfab Solar spilled a yet-unknown quantity […]
COLUMBIA — Proposals to name roadways after Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist shot to death on a Utah college campus last year, and President Donald Trump drew the ire of the House’s Black Democrats before advancing Thursday. Two of the resolutions would put Kirk’s name on roadside markers: A portion of Highway 76 in Laurens […]