A Democrat running for governor slammed his fellow Democrats as corrupt this week as he asked a court to dismiss the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge that resulted in calls for him to withdraw four months ago. Mullins McLeod, a prominent Charleston attorney, has been at odds with his party leaders since days after he launched […]
FORT MILL — The York County Library will move books about gender identity out of the children’s section, making it the latest library system to limit young readers’ access to certain books. The library’s seven-person board agreed in a vote of six to one to put all books “addressing topics on gender identity or other […]
A Greenville factory received a shoutout recently in the White House as the Trump administration touted a trillion-dollar investment from Saudi Arabia. But the impressive numbers did not signify new promises for the Palmetto State. GE Vernova, a General Electric spinoff, has assembled massive, gas-fired turbines in South Carolina’s Upstate for nearly 60 years. The […]
In the nearly 40 years since Diane Sumpter founded her business consulting firm DESA Inc., she’s held millions of dollars’ worth of federal government contracts all over the country. But it’s been years since she’s done any business with her home state of South Carolina. “South Carolina state government has not been one that’s been […]
COLUMBIA — Grocery assistance in South Carolina will no longer cover candy, sodas and other sugary drinks under a state plan that received federal approval Wednesday. Gov. Henry McMaster directed the state Department of Social Services in September to come up with a proposal removing items considered unhealthy from the list of food and drinks […]
Anglers this year had two days to fish for red snapper. Next year, they want more than 60. The Department of Natural Resources, with support from anglers, boaters and conservationists, is asking the federal government to extend the recreational fishing season for the recovering species in 2026 as part of a pilot program that could […]
South Carolina has doubled down and sent additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of a second wave of federal deployment. We urge South Carolinians to ask what this effort is really accomplishing and at what cost. Deploying the National Guard may play well in headlines, but it doesn’t build safer neighborhoods. In […]
COLUMBIA — A day after inking a $2.7 billion deal to lead South Carolina’s nuclear reboot, executives of a New York investment firm were in the Palmetto State to talk about what drew them to the multibillion-dollar undertaking. Hundreds gathered Tuesday on the floor of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia to hear from South Carolina […]
Clemson University President Jim Clements is retiring after a dozen years at the helm of the Upstate college. Clements’ last day will be Dec. 31. The college’s governing board is expected to appoint Provost Bob Jones as interim president as it searches for a new leader. “Serving Clemson University has been one of the greatest […]
COLUMBIA — A South Carolina law meant to prevent election fraud makes it harder for people with disabilities to vote, civil rights groups claimed in a federal lawsuit. Under a 2022 law, anyone can vote early with no excuse necessary or request an absentee ballot to vote by mail. To prevent the possibility of fraud, […]
A sales agreement approved Monday by Santee Cooper would remove $2.7 billion worth of debt from customers’ power bills as part of a major nuclear restart in the Palmetto State. More than eight years after abandoning the project, the state-owned utility’s governing board unanimously passed an agreement, known as a memorandum of understanding, with New […]
The Medical University of South Carolina’s hospital system is asking legislators for $350 million for its planned new cancer hospital. The hospital’s governing board in April approved plans for a top-tier cancer center in downtown Charleston, next to Rutledge Tower on MUSC’s campus. At the time, MUSC Health did not say how much the hospital […]
For me, the news surrounding the future of the V.C. Summer site is more than an industry headline. It feels like a homecoming. I started my career at V.C. Summer, working alongside hundreds of dedicated engineers, technicians and community leaders who believed deeply in the promise of nuclear energy. We believed in what the project […]
NEWBERRY — A former South Carolina representative pleaded guilty to charges of threatening an agency director over the phone. Former Rep. Rick Martin, a Newberry Republican, must complete an anger management class in the next six months or spend 30 days in jail, a Newberry County judge decided Tuesday. Martin was charged in 2021 with […]
COLUMBIA — More than 280 people are in quarantine for measles after a significant influx in cases following the Thanksgiving holiday, the state health department said Friday. An Upstate outbreak reached 84 cases as of Friday, up 22 from last week, according to the department. That includes cases linked to eight schools, whose students account […]
More than 300 South Carolina National Guard members are headed to Washington, D.C., by the end of this week. This is the South Carolina guard’s second rotation to the nation’s capital in support of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on “out of control” crime. “They are ready to go,” Gov. Henry McMaster told reporters. “They’re pleased to […]