Possible Changes to Pension Plans
Governor Henry McMaster faces criticism as he proposes possible changes to the State’s current Pension Plan.
Politics
Congressman Joe Wilson Rolls into Midlands on Bus Tour
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Congressman Joe Wilson rolled into the Midlands today touching on the big issues. Wilson hit the streets during his annual District Bus Tour. Wilson visited area schools, businesses and rotary clubs on the tour. He says the goal is to meet with voters, and discuss their concerns, and the work going on in Congress, and talk jobs. On…
North Korean Missile Flies Over Japan
Japan fires another Ballistic Missile forcing the United Nations Security Council to hold an “Urgent” meeting Tuesday.
Columbia Mayor runs for re-election
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is seeking his third term in office.
Governor McMaster Cuts Abortion Affiliated Funding
Governor Henry McMaster signs executive order that may keep state clinics from funds needed to perform abortions.
Speaker of the House Calls for Executive Director of Office of Regulatory Staff to Resign
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Jay Lucas is calling for the executive director of the Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) to step down from his role. The call for resignation comes after executive director Dukes Scott testified before the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committe (HURPC). In a statement, Lucas said: ““Although this is ultimately…
Tense Moments Follow Trump Rally
President Donald Trump makes a speech to supporters during a rally in Phoenix Arizona Tuesday met by protesters outside.
President Reveals War Strategy
President Trump Reveals few details in new strategy over war in Afghanistan.
Trump has ‘inside information’ on who protested in Charlottesville, says Falwell Jr. in president’s defense
Evangelical Christian leader Jerry Falwell Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s comment that there were “very fine people on both sides” in the Charlottesville protests, saying the president “had information I didn’t have” about who participated in the demonstration against removal of a Confederate statue in the Virginia city. “He has inside information that I don’t have,” Falwell Jr. told ABC News…
S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum Commission Discusses Plans to Display Battle Flag
Hope to Secure Plan by Fall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- After an ambitious and expensive exhibit did not work out, commissioners believe their newest proposal has a better chance for survival. When the flag came down from the statehouse, lawmakers gave the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum the task of housing the flag. Relic Room commissioners originally requested $3.65 million dollars to expand the museum along…
