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Governor McMaster to lay out goals in State of the State Speech Wednesday

Wednesday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will deliver the State of the State address at 7 pm.
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– At the State House on Wednesday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will deliver the State of the State address at 7 pm. The speech will layout the Governor’s plans for the state, for the coming year. McMaster laid out his proposed executive budget for 2020-21 last week. The Governor addressed the topic of education, saying all public…
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Governor McMaster set to deliver State of the State Speech

Governor Henry McMaster will deliver his State of the State speech Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina’s Governor will lay out his plans for the state and the new year. Governor Henry McMaster will deliver his State of the State speech Wednesday, January 22, 2020. McMaster’s address will take place at the State House at 7 pm. McMaster will deliver the 2020 State of the State address to a joint session of…
National News, Politics

Trump administration plans to expand travel ban

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(CNN) — The Trump administration is planning to expand its travel ban created nearly a year ago. According to sources familiar with the plans, seven more countries could be included in new immigration restrictions. The current ban suspends refugee resettlement and barred nationals from seven majority-Muslim countries from migrating to the United States. The Administration says the restrictions encourage countries…
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New York Times endorses their candidate for the 2020 presidential race

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(CNN) — The New York Times has announced their endorsement for the upcoming election. The New York Time Editorial Board endorsed Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar for the 20-20 Democratic presidential nomination Sunday. By endorsing both candidates the times broke with long standing tradition. The board called Senator Warren a “gifted storyteller” and a “brilliant architect of regulation” and…
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What some black voters in SC say they’re looking for in a presidential candidate

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Democratic presidential candidates have been flocking to the palmetto state hoping to get the support of black voters, who play a crucial role in who will get the parties nomination during the “First of The South” primaries. “We’re looking for someone who understands that race, gender, and class intersect in all the issues that we face in this…
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Democratic presidential candidates link arms, march together to honor MLK

Hundreds followed the Democratic presidential candidates, as they marched from the prayer service to the State House for the King Day at the Dome ceremony.
Maria Szatkowski,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Hundreds followed the Democratic presidential candidates, as they marched from the prayer service to the State House for the King Day at the Dome ceremony. Arm in arm, the candidates put aside their differences while they walked to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Once at the State House, seven presidential hopefuls spoke to the crowd. “We…