Politics

State Senator calls election board incompetent after intense meeting in Richland

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)-An explosive back and forth during the Richland County Elections Board meeting Wednesday night. “Nobody trust the Richland County elective process,State Senator Dick Harpootlian said. “I don’t trust it. I came over here to find out who is apart of the solution and who is apart of the problem.” The meeting initially called to discuss how thousands…

250 Midlands Students sing on State House steps for the Arts

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– 250 students from Richland School District Two met on the SC State House steps Wednesday, to sing!  It’s part of Arts Advocacy Day. Advocates from across the state rallied at the State House and met with legislators to talk about the impact of the arts in the Palmetto state. Attendess were also on hand to make requests…

MADD rally pushes for stricter penalties for first time DUI offenders

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Mother’s Against Drunk Driving rallied on the steps of the Sstate House Tuesday (2/12). Governor Henry McMaster was on hand for the ‘MADD’ event. the governor addressed a number of issues including the push for tougher measures. those include the installation of ignition interlock devices for first time DUI offenders with levels of blood alcohol above…

Former Governor, former Ambassador Haley to Chair Original Six Foundation in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— A South Carolina organization has announced that former South Carolina Governor and Ambassador to the Uited Nations, Nikki Haley, will serve as chair. The Original Six Foundation says Haley will return to serve as chair for the organization. It is a role Haley is familiar with, in 2011, as Governor, Haley founded the group. The Original Six…

Possible agreement reached between lawmakers would avoid another government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) – Negotiators in Congress say they have reached an agreement in principle to fund the government and avoid another partial government shutdown. The emerging agreement was announced by a group of lawmakers, including Republican Sen. Richard Shelby and Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey, after a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. Now they will need the support of President Donald…