(CNN) — The United States Senate is on the clock to pass that relief bill. Lawmakers say they plan to vote on the bill by the end of the week – before key benefits expire. Karin Caifa is in Washington to explain the stimulus bill’s next steps. Categories: National News, Politics
(CNN) -Monday Johnson & Johnson announced plans to begin shipping out its single dose COVID-19 vaccine. and that means more shots in American arms as soon as this week. According to the CDC, South Carolina will receive 41,100 vaccines. Nadia Romero continues our coronavirus coverage tonight. Categories: National News, Politics
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state’s attorney general. In a statement released yesterday amid mounting criticism from within his own party, Cuomo, a Democrat,…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats’ hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their huge COVID-19 relief bill seem all but dead. That’s become clear as Senate leaders prepare to bring their own version of the House-passed aid package to the chamber’s floor as early as Wednesday. Aides say top Democrats have abandoned a potential amendment threatening tax increases on big…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — In a statement released Friday, Governor Henry McMaster said that he would lift COVID-19 safety restrictions related for the sale of alcohol and mass gatherings. The governor says the termination of the “last call” order, which prohibited bars and restaurants from selling alcohol after 11 p.m., has been lifted as of today, Monday, March 1. According…
SC Senate passed a COVID liability protection bill that protects businesses and other groups from being sued if they follow the guidelines.
SC senators approved a proposal to borrow up to $550 million to expand the port in Charleston with more railroads and a barge.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina is trying to restart executions by dusting off the electric chair after going nearly 10 years without putting a condemned inmate to death. A House Committee voted 14-7 on Tuesday to make electrocution the default for an execution. The bill now goes to the House floor. A similar bill is on the Senate floor….
(CNN) — Former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon believes it could take up to two years before the palmetto state’s fetal heartbeat bill could have a final court decision. As Elijah Brand reports for us this evening Condon says Roe V. Wade would need to be modified for the state to be able to constitutionally uphold the bill. Categories:…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man accused of trying to organize an armed response to supporters of former President Donald Trump when they were expected at the state Capitol last month has been indicted on federal charges. Court records show a federal grand jury in Tallahassee on Thursday formally charged Daniel Baker. Authorities say Baker was using social media…
