COLUMBIA — South Carolina steel companies are pushing a bill to require state and local officials to build all taxpayer-funded projects using U.S.-made steel and iron. A House panel voted unanimously to advance the bill Tuesday after hearing from steel giant Nucor Corp., as well as American SpiralWeld, a company with operations in Columbia that […]
An Indianapolis woman faces prison time for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace and blow up her office, the 1st District congresswoman told reporters Tuesday. A spokesperson for Mace shared a Jan. 14 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana which said Shayla Addison, 28, had been charged […]
COLUMBIA — Income and property taxes could both go down for some South Carolina residents next year under dual bills advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Finance Committee made no changes to a bill the House passed last year slicing the state’s income tax for some residents, with the goal of eventually […]
COLUMBIA — After an attempt at a raise backfired last year, senators approved a bill that would give legislators back their longstanding $1,000 monthly expense allowances. The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to send the proposal to the floor. It was quickly approved by the full Senate on Wednesday. The bill includes backpay starting […]
COLUMBIA — The Medical University of South Carolina’s hospital system will need take on more debt and privately fundraise to achieve its ambitions of opening a top-tier cancer center in downtown Charleston. MUSC Health plans to raise $200 million in charitable donations to help pay for the planned new cancer hospital, medical college president David […]
COLUMBIA — U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman returned to the Statehouse on Tuesday to talk roads and bridges as he seeks to pull his gubernatorial campaign into the fast lane. Norman, who represented Rock Hill in the state House for a decade, made the pitch for his proposal to audit the state Department of Transportation, put […]
MOUNT PLEASANT — The Port of Charleston is largely bucking national trends with cargo levels that are roughly flat year over year, despite tariffs and global trade uncertainties, port officials said Tuesday. A total of 689,350 cargo containers of all sizes moved through the port’s terminals during the first six months of the 2026 fiscal […]
The former chief of Navy Reserve is joining at least 14 other candidates running for South Carolina’s coastal 1st Congressional District. Retired-Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, who spent 35 years in the Navy, announced Tuesday that she’s running as a Democrat for the seat held since 2020 by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running for […]
COLUMBIA — At this year’s King Day at the Dome, Democrats seeking statewide office this year pitched themselves to voters, urging them not to lose hope that Democrats could triumph in Republican-dominated South Carolina. And U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, told the crowd gathered for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to […]
COLUMBIA — Gail Nicholls dreamed of growing and selling plants out of a greenhouse when she her husband opened Red Bug Barn, a pet supply and feed store in Richburg, some 12 years ago. But when she found out she’d need three separate permits — one to grow, one to ship plants in or out, […]
COLUMBIA — With two months to go before candidates must file to be on this year’s ballots, the state Democratic Party made a plea. “RUN FOR OFFICE in 2026,” reads the top of an email sent Jan. 7 from state Democratic Party Chairwoman Christale Spain. Democrats have announced bids for just two of the seven […]
COLUMBIA — With two months to go before candidates must file to be on this year’s ballots, the state Democratic Party made a plea. “RUN FOR OFFICE in 2026,” reads the top of an email sent …
COLUMBIA — The House chamber, usually quiet on a Friday, filled with cries of “huzzah!” as 250 fourth graders wished a happy 250th birthday to their country. With tricorn hats on their heads, the elementary school students attended South Carolina’s inaugural Liberty Day, a hands-on learning experience about the Revolutionary War. Historical reenactors in more […]
COLUMBIA — More than 550 people have been sickened with measles in three Upstate counties, the state health department said Friday. The number of cases exploded in the beginning of the new year, with 148 reported in the past week. Since Jan. 7, the case count has more than doubled, according to the health department. […]
As the South Carolina General Assembly reconvened this week, lawmakers did so in the wake of a major joint state and federal law enforcement operation that exposed the scale of illicit activity taking place in smoke shops across the state. “Operation Ganjapreneur” resulted in the seizure of large quantities of illegal THC products and the […]
COLUMBIA — A GOP congressman in a five-way race for governor is demanding that legislators close South Carolina’s primaries so that only registered Republicans can decide the party’s winner. A hearing on two House proposals on primary voting is re-scheduled for next week, after initially being set for Thursday. U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, who had […]
COLUMBIA — Charges for gun possession crimes pending when state law changed to allow permit-less carry two years ago will vanish after this week’s House vote. The House voted unanimously Wednesday to override Gov. Henry McMaster’s veto of a bill dismissing charges for unlawful possession of a gun that were pending when the law changed. […]
In South Carolina, the hemp industry is at a crossroads. Without sensible regulation for the sale of hemp and hemp-derived products, we risk undercutting public safety, damaging industry credibility, and putting South Carolina small businesses in jeopardy. Current South Carolina law does not regulate products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids, aside from limiting delta-9 THC to 0.3% […]
COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina selected Prisma Health to help run the school’s new $30 million brain health clinic in downtown Columbia. Only Prisma entered a bid for the five-year operating contract for a portion of the center, scheduled to open in April. No other companies applied, according to documents from the state’s […]
COLUMBIA — Republican legislators’ latest attempt to further limit abortions in South Carolina would put drugs used for medication abortions in the same category as Valium and Xanax. A 3-2 vote Wednesday along party lines advanced the bill to the full House Judiciary Committee, where it’s certain to win approval: Its chairman, Rep. Weston Newton, […]