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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Voters in South Carolina are at the polls Tuesday for the ‘Primary’ Runoff elections. On the ballot- races that were too close to call following the June 9, 2020 Primary. 23 of the state’s 46 counties have runoffs, according to state election officials. South Carolina Election officials say they are helping Richland County after some voters waited more…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina Senator Mia McLoud calls Governor Henry McMaster ‘irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’ to encourage residents to follow recommendations for ‘good hygiene’ in what she referred to as a mere ‘pep talk’ instead of responding to the data being given to the public by health officials. McLeod says she has had several email communications with the Governor…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A former state lawmaker is now officially the top federal prosecutor in South Carolina. (US Attorney SC/Twitter) Attorney General William Barr said that Peter McCoy had been sworn in on Monday as the state’s interim top federal prosecutor.The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Peter McCoy to be the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina on Thursday. President Donald…
CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott Monday to talk about Scott’s police reform bill. Scott says the’ Justice Act Bi’ll provides law enforcement with better training, provides the public with transparency and holds law enforcement departments more accountable. The Republican Senator says the bill was also designed in consultation with President Donald Trump’s objectives around…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– For the first time in more than a year, Richland County has hired someone to oversee the county’s elections full-time. During a special meeting Friday afternoon, the Board hired Alexandria Stephens to become the board’s new director. Stephens had served the last few years as the Elections Coordinator in Jefferson County, Alabama, the largest county in…
WASHINGTON (AP)- – The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump’s campaign for reelection, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential run in 2016 and immigration restrictions…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Voters in some South Carolina precincts will head back to the polls to vote in a primary runoff Tuesday, June 23. If you’re planning on voting in the Primary Runoff there are some rules you need to know, according to The State Election Commission. If you voted on June 9, you are limited to voting in the same…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Today at 4pm Congressman James Clyburn and Representative Joe Cunningham are hosting a virtual forum to mark the 5th Anniversary of the Emanuel AME Shooting tragedy. Among the items to discuss, they say will be to make a call for action on gun violence, and racism. The Congressmen will be joined by Reverend Eric Manning from Mother…
Columbia, SC ( WOLO) — The day the entire country watched phone recorded video of an unarmed Minneapolis man die in police custody, it sparked a closer look at policies into Columbia’s policing here in South Carolina. (Courtesy Ben Crump Law) George Floyd is pictured in an undated photo released by the office of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump. The…
