Watch: A Compromise On Proposed Ethics Reforms
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SC Senate overrides Governor’s Farm Bill Veto
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina farmers will get $40 million in state aid to help them pay for crops ruined by last year’s massive flood. The Senate voted 39-3 on Wednesday to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of the farm aid bill. The House voted 112-2 a day before. The votes are a sharp rebuke of a rare second-term…
Clean Water Day
COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO ) – – Clean Water Day is Tuesday at the State House. Organizers will be on hand to talk about the clean water act and the importance of clean water in our State. Representatives from DHEC and lawmakers are attending the 11:30am event. Categories: Local News, News Tags: SC State House
Watch: Wednesday Headlines
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Here’s a look at news making headlines Wednesday morning. Out of the State House Veterans will rally from 10am-1pm Wednesday. Roads and construction funding will be up for debate at the State House. Lawmakers are working on a plan to fund projects. Also happening today at 2pm Governor Nikki Haley and Local Sheriff’s from across the area…
SC bill would bar requiring transgender choice of bathrooms
The bill introduced Wednesday by Sen. Lee Bright would also require multi-stall bathrooms on public property to be designated and used "based on biological sex."
// _ // ]]> COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina senator wants to bar local governments from requiring businesses to let transgender people use the bathroom of their choice, saying he’s taking a “stand for decency and common sense.” The bill introduced Wednesday by Sen. Lee Bright would also require multi-stall bathrooms on public property to be designated and…
Watch: Domestic Violence Task Force meets
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Effort to prevent Domestic Violence in our State takes place at the State House Friday. The Victim and Offender services division of Governor Nikki Haley’s Domestic Violence task force meets. Earlier this month the Governor signed a bill that creates Domestic Violence fatality review committees in each Solicitor circuit across the State. South Carolina ranks worst…
3rd Reading of Roads Bill set for Thursday
COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO ) – – A third reading of the roads bill is set for Thursday. After nearly a year of debate, the South Carolina Senate passed a road funding plan supported by Republicans Wednesday night. The 30-15 vote Wednesday afternoon doesn’t end the road debate. The Senate plan doesn’t raise gas taxes, while the plan passed by…
Watch: Businesses Urge Senate to Pass Roads Bill
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Inside the Senate chamber, lawmakers continued to delay a vote on a bill to fix the state’s crumbling roads while on the first floor of the state house, several business organizations called on the Senate to take action. “You don’t need a sign to tell you are in South Carolina, the minute your tires hit…
Nearly 200 Participate in Statehouse Health Screenings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Nearly 200 people have committed to an effort intended to make South Carolina’s Statehouse a healthier place. The South Carolina Hospital Association says that 185 people have pledged to participate in A Healthier Statehouse, including 113 legislators and former Govs. Jim Hodges and Dick Riley. Several constitutional officers and dozens of Statehouse staff and lobbyists are…
