Richland Co.(WOLO)–The director of the Richland County Elections and Voter Registration says issues have been reported at 11 different precincts Tuesday morning however they are not preventing residents from casting their ballots. Voters in Richland Co. are casting their ballots in runoffs in the City of Columbia’s mayoral race as well as the at-large seat on Columbia’s city council. According…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has taken the first step to block a mandate that would force healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A.G. Wilson filed the 49 page lawsuit Monday joining 11 other states attempting to do the same. Those states include, Louisiana, where the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Friday the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked OSHA from forcing private employers with 100 or more employees to put a vaccine mandate in place, for now. It’s now up to the court to make the decision if they will make the private companies who have more than a 100 workers adhere to a vaccine mandate…
(CNN) — For weeks President Biden has promised Americans that the post-pandemic surge of higher prices is only temporary. But now, the White House is admitting that inflation is slowing the economic recovery and could last well into 20-22. Phil Mattingly has the latest. Categories: National News, News, Politics
Florence Senator Hugh Leatherman passed away early Friday morning, according to Leatherman’s longtime Chief of Staff Quentin Hawkins.
Todd Rutherford/Twitter Columbia, SC (WOLO) — State Representative Todd Rutherford pre-filed a bill tonight to lower the minimum legal drinking age in South Carolina to 18. Rutherford released a statement saying, this is a personal freedom issue. if you are old enough to fight for our country… if you’re old enough to vote… if you’re old enough to sign on…
Governor McMaster at State HouseABC Columbia image Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Governor Henry McMaster has reached out to South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman requesting that she immediately launch an thorough investigation into reports of ‘obscene and pornographic materials’ in public schools here in South Carolina. The governor put the request in the form of a letter he penned…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The 49th annual P.O.W. Freedom Reunion is coming to South Carolina next June. Organizers say 408 of the 662 American Prisoners of War who survived the Vietnam war are alive today. The Vietnam P.O.W. Freedom Reunion helps those soldiers reconnect and renew bonds through shared experiences. Leaders gathered to salute 6 of the 8 P.O.W’s that…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Attorney General Alan Wilson says he plans to sue the federal government over vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. Wilson released a statement Monday reading, “President Biden has once again overstepped his legal authority and overreached his power. The president is not above the law. I fully support the rights of our healthcare heroes in opposition to mandatory COVID…
COLUMBIA , SC (WOLO) — South Attorney General Alan Wilson is reacting to the Court ruling temporarily halting OSHA’S Federal vaccine mandate. Wilson released the following statement: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed OSHA’s vaccine mandate, writing, “Because the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate, the Mandate is hereby STAYED pending…
