South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits
The bill faces a long legislative path and uncertain prospects, even if it clears the state Senate subcommittee that's reviewing it.
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Columbia Politics: Councilman Peter Brown on GMC
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - The general elections for the City of Columbia were held November 4th, however, two seats for City Coucil were forced to a run-off, as the fifty perfect threshold…
Columbia Politics: Candidate Julie Lumpkin on GMC
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) - The general elections for the City of Columbia were held November 4th, however, two seats for City Coucil were forced to a run-off, as the fifty perfect threshold was…
Trump Administration evaluates portable mortgages
The Trump administration has an idea to make housing more affordable, portable mortgages.
Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says
The latest city bracing for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday.
States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends
With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks.
SCDSS to issue full November SNAP benefits following government's reopening
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) announced that full SNAP benefits will be issued for the month of November.
South Carolina lawmakers not only lose raise but also $1,000 a month in pay after court ruling
South Carolina lawmakers improperly gave themselves a $1,500 monthly raise, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a unanimous decision that will end up cutting legislators' pay by thousands of dollars.
President Trump signs government funding bill to end government shutdown
President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly irrelevant.
Grijalva will be sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, more than seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last held by her late father.
Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls,' but White House says release is a Democratic smear
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.
House returns for vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away
House lawmakers will make a long-awaited return to the nation's capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.
Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote
After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session — and facing an avalanche of pent-up legislative demands from those who have largely been sidelined from governing.
Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party.
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