Gov. McMaster names McCarty new South Carolina adjutant general
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is appointing a longtime deputy in the state's Military Department to be its new adjutant general.
Politics
Gov., Senate, House leaders call for education funding reform
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Governor Henry McMaster is continuing to push for education funding reform during this legislative session. Thursday the governor, Senate President Harvey Peeler, and House Speaker Jay Lucas sent a letter to the director of the Revenue and…
SC Lawmakers push to legalize medical marijuana
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Lawmakers want to legalize marijuana in the Palmetto state by reintroducing what would be the Compassionate Care Act. The bill introduced Tuesday, would legalize cannabis to help people with conditions like…
SC School Board Association speaks about some legislative priorities in education and funding reform
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Gov. McMaster to give SC State of the State speech Jan. 23
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will outline his plans for 2019 in a speech before lawmakers next week.
Governor McMaster outlines executive budget
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Tuesday morning Gov. Henry McMaster unveiled his executive budget for 2019 One major item that will make taxpayers happy is the $200 million in rebates that he says will…
President Donald Trump's inaugural fund spent lavishly at his DC hotel, new docs show
President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $1.5 million at the Trump International Hotel in Washington ahead of his 2017 swearing-in, according to internal documents reviewed by ABC News. It is part of an array of expenditures there and…
Report: Haley potential candidate for president of World Bank
New York, NY, (Financial Times)--We may now have an idea on what former Governor Nikki Haley's next career move may be. According to the Financial Times, Haley and Ivanka Trump are candidates to replace the outgoing president of the World…
Sen. Lindsey Graham plans to continue fighting in Senate and hopeful to end partial government shutdown
Senator Lindsey Graham hopeful as he foresees a way to end the partial government shutdown and go without declaring a national emergency.
Protestors at Lindsey Graham's Columbia Office over Government Shutdown
[gtxvideo vid='qjgHoT3g' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qjgHoT3g.jpg' vtitle='WOLO_2019_01_09_23_08_20'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Some Federal workers rallied in front of Senator Lindsey Graham's Columbia office to voice their concern over the government shutdown. On Thursday, demonstrators protested, saying the shutdown is impacting people in our area,…
Sen. Lindsey Graham elected Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A look inside South Carolina's 97th annual inaugural ball
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Henry McMaster is officially the 117th Governor of South Carolina. The Columbia native took his oath of office Wednesday morning, at night he celebrated at the annual inaugural ball.…
Gov. McMaster's timeline to the governor's office
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Active duty troops at US-Mexico border to cost $132 million by the end of January, defense officials say
[gtxvideo vid='IJvpTYht' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IJvpTYht.jpg' vtitle='BORDER COST'] The price for having active duty troops at the southern border is expected to increased to $132 million by the end of January.
Gov. McMaster shares game plan for South Carolina's future
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- In a flash, almost as fast as the Swamp Foxes fighter squadron fly over, South Carolina swore in Governor Henry McMaster and lt. Governor Pamela Evette. McMaster shared his…
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