Special Olympics torch makes stop at the State House on its way to Orlando
The Special Olympics torch was lit in Chicago and traveled to Connecticut, down the east coast and made a stop here in South Carolina on the way.
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SC budget negotiators have almost $1B more to talk about
By Jeffrey Collins (AP)
Economists meeting Tuesday predicted that South Carolina can now expect to have about $950 million more in its bank accounts by the end of June from taxes and other revenue.
2022 Legislative Session ends – Here’s a look at the last day
ABC Columbia's Alex Tejada was at the State House for the end of the Session Thursday
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– On Thursday the gavel came down on the 2022 Legislative session. The final day of the current legislative session at the statehouse sparked a lot of discussion as lawmakers looked to get bills passed. “Much of what I thought was going to happen is what happened, especially early on,” said Sen. Shane Massey, majority leader. “Marijuana took…
S. Carolina nears transgender sports ban after Senate vote
The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges.
SC House approves bill over unproven abortion pill reversal
The South Carolina House has approved a bill that require doctors to tell women who seek medication to have an abortion that there is an unproven way to reverse the procedure.
SC bill allowing birth control without prescription advances
Supporters of a bill to allow women in South Carolina to get birth control pills at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription are trying to get it passed before this year’s session ends. A House subcommittee approved the bill, sending it to the medical committee.
S Carolina Senate prepares to debate $12.6 billion budget
The South Carolina Senate is getting ready to debate its version of the state’s $12.6 billion spending plan. The budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year is built around $1 billion in income tax rebates and another $1 billion in cuts, compared with the $600 income million tax cut proposed by the House.
Palmetto Pride and Girl Scouts across the state partner for litter prevention campaign
It’s Earth Day, and the Palmetto State is getting greener! Palmetto Pride and Girl Scouts across the state took part in a statewide litter prevention campaign this morning.
South Carolina House conservatives form own Freedom Caucus
The South Carolina version promises to attack what it says is excessive state spending and push for socially conservative proposals like eliminating the state income tax or allowing people to carry guns openly without a permit.
SC Senate’s $12.6B budget gives workers raises, no bonuses
South Carolina’s budget will likely face intense negotiations in the Legislature after Senate budget writers advanced a $12.6 billion plan based on $2 billion in income tax cuts and rebates.
