WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC NEWS)-Negotiators have reached a deal to fund the government through September, Congressional aides said, staving off the threat of a government shutdown through most of President Donald Trump's first year in office. The bill includes funding for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Political strategist Trav Robertson is the new leader of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Media outlets report Robertson was elected chairman at the party's convention Saturday with 66 percent…
The South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention has elected Scott Thorpe to serve as State Party Third Vice Chair. Scott Thorpe has spent the last decade working in Democratic politics professionally and personally. Starting with Howard Dean's presidential campaign in…
The Senate has approved its plan to fix South Carolina's crumbling roadways, setting up the possibility that the Legislature's top priority for the year could become law.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Working late into the evening, South Carolina senators passed the roads bill. The measure that passed 33-10 would raise the state's gas tax by 12 cents over the next six years. That equates to close $800 million in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- In a rare move, the House passed Amendment 2A to amend the state budget Wednesday. The move ensures the roads bill will be negotiated during the budget conference…
[gtxvideo vid='vOcggVdq' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vOcggVdq.jpg' vtitle='Medical Marijuana Advocates Push for Bill'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - Advocates met Tuesday to reinforce their call to add South Carolina to the list of almost 30 states that have passed comprehensive medical marijuana legislation. Lawmakers from…
South Carolina's House leader has created a legislative committee to study how the state can fight the rising problem of abuse of painkillers.
North Korea is trying to show strength at home by detaining another U.S. citizen, but overall, Chinese pressure on the regime is "working," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said this morning.
People around the world gathered to have their voices heard in an effort to promote science as they celebrated earth day over the weekend.
[gtxvideo vid='FBcHlgYU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FBcHlgYU.jpg' vtitle='Governor McMaster says Roads Bill a Priority'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Fixing South Carolina's roads is a number one priority for Governor Henry McMaster. The Governor says the roads bill is number one at this time, but he…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Senators are debating whether a bill raising revenue to fix South Carolina's crumbling roadways should also cut taxes. Republican Sen. Sean Bennett proposed an amendment Wednesday that includes cutting income taxes and manufacturers' property taxes, while…
Bill O'Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel following reports that five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quiet about harassment allegations.
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has called on authorities in Chechnya to investigate reports that dozens of gay men are being rounded up and tortured there.
The New York Police department said Tuesday that the death of a New York Court of Appeals judge whose body was found on the banks of the Hudson River in Manhattan last week is suspicious.
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