Politics

SC Senators continue debate on Education Overhaul Bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina senators have started a fourth week of debate on a massive education overhaul bill with no obvious signs the discussion will end soon. The Senate started debating the bill on Jan. 15. and debate…

State reps propose naming interchange after President Trump

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Two Upstate lawmakers want to rename an highway interchange after President Donald Trump. State Representatives Jonathan Hill of Anderson and Steward Jones of Laurens filed the bill that would rename the…

Prosecutor appeals overturning of SC's forfeiture laws

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court a lower court's ruling that the state's forfeiture laws are not legal. Last year, Circuit Judge Steven John ruled the state and U.S. constitutions were violated…

New SC bill proposes GPS tracking of domestic violence suspects

A police officer looks at a crime scene. South Carolina was rated the sixth-worst state for domestic violence homicides in 2019, with a homicide rate 1.5 times the national average. (Nick Papantonis/WPDE) By: Nicholas Papantonis CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — People…

Hands-Free bill likely dead for year

Columbia, S.C. (AP)--A bill that would require anyone using a cellphone while driving in South Carolina to not hold the phone in their hands appears to be dead for the year. The Senate Transportation Committee decided Wednesday to not vote…

RSS National Politics

Meet The Team

On Twitter

Facebook

What's On

Categories: News, Politics