Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Members of the Legislative Black Caucus are calling on Joe Biden to disavow Sen. Dick Harpootlian’s role in his campaign for his recent tweet about Rep. Jerry Govan’s compensation for work with Tom Steyer’s campaign. Wednesday morning Harpootlian tweeted, “Mr. Moneybags aka @TomSteyer has paid SC State Rep. Jerry Govan almost $50,000 for a month of work? Is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina senators have started a fourth week of debate on a massive education overhaul bill with no obvious signs the discussion will end soon. The Senate started debating the bill on Jan. 15. and debate entered its 10th day Tuesday. Debate on Tuesday was dominated by whether South Carolina should change its law keeping school…
Democratic party officials in Iowa worked furiously Tuesday to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –With the Iowa Caucus taking place Monday and New Hampshire’s primary just around the corner, several groups are getting ready for the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary on February 29. The South Carolina State Election Commission says there was a net increase of 30,000 registered voters over the last six months, which some political figures say could…
Photo: ABC News Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Two Upstate lawmakers want to rename an highway interchange after President Donald Trump. State Representatives Jonathan Hill of Anderson and Steward Jones of Laurens filed the bill that would rename the interchange between Highway 85 and Highway 385 in Greenville Co. the President Donald J. Trump Interchange. Among the reasons for the designation include being…
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial heads toward a historic conclusion this week as closing arguments begin on Monday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court a lower court’s ruling that the state’s forfeiture laws are not legal. Last year, Circuit Judge Steven John ruled the state and U.S. constitutions were violated by a law allowing police departments to confiscate cash, cars, houses and other items that came from proceeds of illegal…
WASHINGTON (AP) – State election officials from around the country are gathering in Washington for training sessions and meetings with presidential nominating contests set to begin next week. The Department of Homeland Security held a training exercise for election officials from 44 states and representatives from more than a dozen voting technology companies. It’s a much different set of meetings…
A police officer looks at a crime scene. South Carolina was rated the sixth-worst state for domestic violence homicides in 2019, with a homicide rate 1.5 times the national average. (Nick Papantonis/WPDE) By: Nicholas Papantonis CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — People accused of domestic violence could have their whereabouts monitored while awaiting trial, if a proposed bill gets signed into law….
Britain begins the day as a member of the European Union, but the Brexit withdrawl from the EU will take effect Friday.
