An apparent draft Supreme Court opinion obtained by Politico shows the panel’s conservative majority of justices is ready to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights precedent since Roe v. Wade.
The Hate Crime bill failed to pass the Senate leaving South Carolina as just one of two states that does not have a law on the books to criminalize acts of hate.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — In a settlement agreement with South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson along with State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel those wrongly convicted of sodomy in the state of South Carolina will now be taken off of the Sex Offender Registry in the Palmetto State. The announcement comes after arguments in Mary Geiger Lewis’s courtroom Friday,…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The South Carolina Senate has unanimously passed a bill to expand early voting. Wednesday’s vote gave key approval to a bill that unanimously passed the House in early March. But there may be one big snag between Republicans. Gov. Henry McMaster and House leaders aren’t happy senators added a provision giving them power to confirm the governor’s choices…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Pay for South Carolina’s teachers is at the center of a heated budget debate in the state senate. According to the The Post and Courier reports lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee unanimously adopted a $12.6 billion dollar spending plan Wednesday. However, the Senate version does not include the $1,500 one time bonus for State employees…
Photo Courtesy: Strom Law Firm Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A North Carolina man is in custody in the Midlands tonight accused of stalking Attorney and CNN Political Contributor Bakari Sellers. Investigators with The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) say 48 year old Grant Olsen, Jr. of Asheville, North Carolina sent approximately 65 messages via the social media platform Instagram…
(FILE) Statehouse Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The bill known by some as the ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ and by others as an “Anti-transgender bill” passed a second reading late Tuesday evening in the House. The bill would prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls or women’s sports in high schools and public colleges. It requires athletes to compete with the gender…
(ABC News) — The Russian attacks on civilian targets escalating with a deadly strike on a Kyiv shopping mall. The situation in the besieged city of Mariupol growing increasingly desperate as it refuses to surrender. ABC’s Reena Roy has the latest. Categories: National News, News, Politics
Alan WilsonImage: ABC Columbia Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Attorney General Alan Wilson says he has received support from other states in his defense of South Carolina’s law banning abortion after a heartbeat is detected which is usually around six weeks. Wilson says 21 other Attorneys General have signed an brief in support of his petition to the fourth circuit court…
(CNN) — The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is contributing to the U.S. gas prices hitting record highs. And just ahead of the summer driving season it’s already having an impact on drivers. Vanessa Yurkevich reports. Categories: Local News, National News, News, Politics, State
