COLUMBIA, SC (AP)–A legislative panel has approved a budget compromise that begins shoring up the state pension system, spends $55 to upgrade K-12 schools, and provides $68 million for Hurricane Matthew cleanup costs. The agreement reached late Wednesday on a roughly $8 billion spending plan for state taxes ends weeks of negotiation. The full House and Senate are expected to…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–– Governor Henry McMaster signed a new bill into law Wednesday designed to remove a stumbling block from the Freedom of Information Act. The new law will require state government agencies to respond to public records requests within 10 days of receiving a request and produce the records within 30 days of determination. According to the Governor, “This bill is an…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina senators approved legislation to keep state government running if legislators can’t agree on a budget before the fiscal year starts. The Senate approved the continuing resolution 40-0 Tuesday without debate. Senate President Pro Tem Hugh Leatherman says it’s “simply to have a backstop” and he doesn’t expect it to be necessary. Before the regular…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The runoff election for the Republican GOP nomination to replace Mick Mulvaney in South Carolina’s 5th District was too close to call Tuesday night, with the slightest or margins separating the contenders. The difference in votes between former lawmaker Ralph Norman and state legislator Tommy Pope was less than 1 percent, meaning a recount is automatic….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Here is a list of winners of races in South Carolina. State House – District 70 Wendy Brawley, Democrat 70 % Heath Hill, Democrat 30 % Categories: Local News, Politics, State Tags: SC State House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former House Majority Leader Rick Quinn says he’s done nothing wrong and will fight the misconduct charges against him. Quinn becomes the third South Carolina legislator since December suspended from office amid corruption allegations. House Speaker Jay Lucas suspended Quinn on Tuesday, as required by state law, following his indictment on two counts of misconduct in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s attorney general agrees the state Supreme Court can resolve questions over whether Gov. Henry McMaster should temporarily fill the seats of suspended legislators. Attorney General Alan Wilson says it’s “in the public interest” for the state’s highest court to directly take up the issue. But Wilson said in court documents filed Friday a lawsuit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Legislation closing loopholes in South Carolina’s open records law is poised to become law, but without a key provision that would have enabled the public to get data from obstinate government agencies without hiring a lawyer. The Senate on Thursday approved a bill designed to strengthen the public’s access to government records after stripping out a…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The SC Chamber and area businesses are thanking lawmakers for passing a roads bill. Thursday, Chamber leaders met at the State House to applaud legislators on both sides of the aisle. The leaders say passing funding and approval for the roads bill was the right thing to do for the people of South Carolina. Categories: Local…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Rep. Harold Mitchell says he’s resigning after 12 years in the Legislature for health reasons. Local media outlets report that Mitchell was to announce his resignation Friday afternoon. The 51-year-old Spartanburg Democrat said he’s “decided to listen to the doctors and the warnings they have given me.” The former chairman of the Legislative Black…
