SC Dept. of Ed to treat pandemic related mental health
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The State Department of Education is taking steps to recognize and treat the impacts of the pandemic on the mental health of children in South Carolina. Monday the…
Politics
Lawmaker files legislation to compensate those wrongfully convicted
Horry Co., SC (ABC/WPDE) --- Helping those who’ve been wronged by the justice system. That’s the goal one lawmaker says is behind a newly filed legislation at the State House. The motivation for…
Right of Conscience bill advances in State House
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- A controversial bill advanced in the State House Thursday. According to the Campaign for Southern Equality, the Senate Medical Affairs Committee advanced Senate bill 811 known as the Right of…
City of Columbia joins Red Cross for 12th year of blood drive
The City of Columbia is doing its part to help curb the severe blood shortage that's been happening across the country, including right here in Columbia South Carolina.
Medical marijuana bill passes SC senate, advances to house
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- The medical marijuana bill known as the Compassionate Care Act has passed a second reading in the senate. Wednesday night's passage of Sen. Tom Davis's bill is the culmination of seven years of debate. Under the new…
Parents may get smaller tax refunds this year
(CNN) -- if you're a parent you're tax refund might be smaller this year. That's because you may have already received part of your enhanced child tax credit in 2021. It was part of…
Gov. McMaster visits former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Columbia, S.C. (WPDE)--South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster met privately with former President Donald Trump last week. McMaster, who has been an avid supporter of Donald Trump, traveled to Mar-a-Lago at the former president’s request “and…
SC state senator brings medical marijuana bill to chamber floor after years of effort
Davis has been proposing medical marijuana since 2014 and has invested years of research into the issue. He has answered questions about concerns over the bill at the statehouse this week.
Consumer News
(CNN) --- Inflation Prices continue jumping A key inflation measure rose again last year at the fastest pace since 1982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis says inflation was up 5.8% between December…
Bill aims to prohibit use of critical race theory in SC schools
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- Lawmakers discussed a bill that would prohibit teachers from using critical race theory when teaching history and civics in South Carolina. Critical race theory is a graduate-level academic and legal framework…
Medical Marijuana debate could take place at SC State House this week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina senator who has fought to allow medical marijuana in the state for seven years appears to finally be getting a debate on the Senate floor. Sen. Tom Davis' medical marijuana bill was put…
Bill making it illegal to use cell phone while driving heads to Senate
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- A bill that would make it illegal for drivers to hold a cellphone in their hands in South Carolina is heading to the Senate floor. The proposal passed the…
Son of MLK implores Senate to act on Voting Rights on MLK Day
(ABC News) --- ATLANTA -- A day before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eldest…
Government agrees to extend SNAP benefits
Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- The more than 300-thousand households in South Carolina receiving emergency snap benefits will get those benefits for at least another month. A spokesperson for the Governor and President Biden announcing Tuesday the Palmetto state has been…
Civil rights organizations file lawsuit against SC
Columbia, S.C. (AP)--Two civil rights groups are suing South Carolina over its newly drawn state House maps. The NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union say the maps discriminate against Black people by diluting their voting power. They also say…
National Politics
- How a court win could help the Democrats pick up a House seat in New York Jan 24, 2026 11:49 AM ESTA judge’s decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars — but for now, the outcome remains uncertain
- Network shutdown leaves Wisconsin lawmakers meeting outside of public view Jan 23, 2026 1:49 PM ESTThe shutdown of Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN amid a shortfall of fundraising has left the state as perhaps the only one in the country where its legislative floor debates are not being broadcast
- Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold Jan 23, 2026 7:25 AM ESTA vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state
- 5 Democratic states asking judge to keep Trump from withholding money for child care Jan 23, 2026 6:53 AM ESTLawyers representing 5 Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge to keep blocking President Donald Trump's effort to withhold funding for child care subsidies and other programs in their states
- Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter’s home Jan 23, 2026 2:29 AM ESTFederal prosecutors say a Pentagon contractor has been indicted on charges that he illegally handled classified national defense information that he took home from work and later gave to a news reporter
- Maine governor questions ‘secret arrests,' sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits Jan 23, 2026 1:09 AM ESTMaine Gov. Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers and information about detainees amid a sweeping enforcement operation, saying the state has been left in the dark as fear spreads in immigrant...
- Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud Jan 22, 2026 11:25 PM ESTGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended state Rep. Sharon Henderson from the Georgia House
- Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states Jan 22, 2026 8:21 PM ESTPresident Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia
- Florida Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announces challenge to GOP U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody Jan 22, 2026 6:41 PM ESTDemocratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election
- Trump's European threats could make it harder for future US leaders to repair ties Jan 22, 2026 7:25 AM ESTJoe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure
