Senate panel to mull early voting bills for SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are scheduled to take another look at early voting.
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SC lawmakers: Roads need work, but funding unknown
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators agree South Carolina's roads and bridges are in dire need of work. How to pay for it is another matter.
SC House leaders present 2013 priorities
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Reforming state ethics and elections laws and better security for taxpayers' personal information are top priorities for both Republicans and Democrats in the South Carolina House.
Rice, Scott slated to take new roles in Congress
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's newest U.S. House member is getting ready to take his seat, along with the state's new U.S. senator.
SC electors cast state's 9 votes for Romney, Ryan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has cast its nine electoral votes for the Republican presidential ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
SC House votes to expand its ethics panel
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has expanded its ethics committee to include an equal number of Republicans and Democrats.
SC House re-elects Bobby Harrell as speaker
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rep. Bobby Harrell will retain his powerful post as speaker of the South Carolina House.
SC Democrats call for independent hacking probe
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation of South Carolina's hacked state tax returns and want tax credits for residents who have to deal with having their identities stolen.
APNewsBreak: SC high court orders ballots returned
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Supreme Court has ordered state police to return ballots and voting machines to Richland County officials so that they can be tallied.
SC Supreme Court Orders Ballots Returned
Tuesday afternoon the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled to have ballots and voting machines returned to Richland County officials in order to be counted.
SC legislators postpone hearing on election mess
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State lawmakers have postponed a hearing to question Richland County voting officials about Election Day problems that included broken machines and hours-long lines that led some voters to abandon the polls altogether.
Republicans, Democrats agree: SC elections a mess
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats don't agree on much in South Carolina, but the leaders of both parties say this year's elections were a mess.
"Fiscal Cliff" Debate Moves Ahead
A potential economic calamity is looming. It's called the ``fiscal cliff'' and involves taxes and spending cuts.
SC GOP wants to stop Richland County vote recount
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans want the state's highest court to stop a recount of votes in Richland County.
SC picks Romney for president
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolinians have voted in favor of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, based on early returns and exit polling.
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