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Study shows no partisan benefit from mail in voting in 2020 election

(AP) - A new study finds the expansion of mail voting did not benefit Democrats or increase turnout. Absentee balloting became extremely popular in the 2020 presidential election due to the coronavirus pandemic. Donald Trump objected to it. He argued…

Trump endorses Tim Scott in 2022 Senate reelection bid

OLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's 2022 reelection bid. The statement Tuesday continued to make clear Trump's intention to remain a dominant force in Republican Party politics. Trump issued a statement through…

Bill allowing open carry of guns heads to SC House floor

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bill that would allow people to carry guns without concealing them in South Carolina is heading to the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee approved so-called open carry of weapons for people who already have…

Johnson & Johnson begins shipping one dose vaccine

(CNN) -Monday Johnson & Johnson announced plans to begin shipping out its single dose COVID-19 vaccine. and that means more shots in American arms as soon as this week. According…

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledges "unwanted flirtation"

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been "misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,'' and said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by…

Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats' hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their huge COVID-19 relief bill seem all but dead. That's become clear as Senate leaders prepare to bring their own version of the House-passed aid package to the…

'Last call', large gathering restrictions have been lifted

Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- In a statement released Friday, Governor Henry McMaster said that he would lift COVID-19 safety restrictions related for the sale of alcohol and mass gatherings. The governor says the termination of the “last call” order, which…

State lawmakers pushing to resume electric chair executions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina is trying to restart executions by dusting off the electric chair after going nearly 10 years without putting a condemned inmate to death. A House Committee voted 14-7 on Tuesday to make electrocution the…

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