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State Senators request a special session on mask mandates

Columbia, SC (WOLO) -- A group of South Carolina Senators want lawmakers to come back to the statehouse for a special session to reconsider a budget proviso that aims to keep school districts from being able to put mask requirements…

State education department hires former Lexington-Richland 5 superintendent

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The South Carolina Department of Education announced Thursday it has hired former Lexington-Richland 5 Superintendent Dr. Christina Melton. Melton resigned suddenly in June after having been named the Superintendent of the Year. The former superintendent will…

UofSC will once again require masks inside campus buildings

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The University of South Carolina announced Friday it would immediately begin requiring face coverings inside campus buildings. The University cited low vaccine uptake statewide and high disease transmission rates in Richland County as reason for the…

Congress passes emergency bill to fund Capitol security, Afghan visas

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has overwhelmingly passed emergency legislation that will bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan…

McMaster sued after turning down federal unemployment aid

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Four jobless South Carolinians have sued Gov. Henry McMaster over his decision to exit the federal unemployment programs providing extra money to jobless residents earlier this summer. The residents said in lawsuit filed in state court…

Fed to discuss pullback of economic aid with inflation up

(ABC NEWS/ASSOCIATED PRESS)  WASHINGTON -- With inflation uncomfortably high and the COVID-19 Delta variant raising economic concerns, a divided Federal Reserve will meet this week to discuss when and how it…

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