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Wealthy SC beach house owner rails against ‘Russian’ system as seawall trial ends
Isle of Palms beach house owner Rom Reddy has completed his court challenge to a $289,000 fine over what the state’s coastal ...
SC income tax cut, money for bridges, cash leftover. What’s in the 2025-26 budget
The final proposed 2025-26 spending plan that takes effect July 1 reduces the state’s highest marginal income tax rate to 6% ...
With public school districts hungry for cash, some SC legislators look to cut virtual charter funding
A budget passed by the SC House of Representatives would increase funding for traditional school districts, shrinking virtual ...
Why I voted for Columbia’s conversion therapy ban and still support it | Opinion
South Carolina state Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine writes that the Columbia City Council’s conversion therapy ban was the right ...
Early voting for SC House District 50 special election begins
Voters in South Carolina State House District 50 can begin voting for their preferred candidate to replace former Rep. Will ...
SC lawmakers poised to raise their pay for first time in decades. Will they do it in current atmosphere?
Legislative pay has not been raised in three decades. Could a proposal to boost SC lawmakers' pay sink budget talks at the ...
Negotiators finalize deal for SC’s upcoming $14.7B state budget
A few big-ticket items are part of the deal legislative negotiators reached this week on South Carolina’s $14.7 billion ...
South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing ...
$1B more is available to finalize SC spending plan. How budget writers may use it
Budget writers expect to be back at the State House Wednesday in hopes of finalizing a spending plan that starts on July 1.
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Democrats call for censure of SC GOP legislator
Democrats in the South Carolina House are calling for the censure of a Republican legislator accused of disparaging fellow lawmakers, which he denies.A resoluti ...
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New House committee will study how to modernize South Carolina’s transportation agency
A new ad hoc committee has been formed in the South Carolina House to examine how the state’s transportation agency could be modernized to better serve the ...
SC lawmaker says city supports controversial measure that threatens its own funding
South Carolina’s capital city could likely lose millions of dollars in state funding if it does not repeal a local law that has been in place for four years.