Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill five days after removing them.
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State lawmakers further debate open carry bill, table amendment allowing open carry without training
There was heated debate on the Statehouse floor Wednesday, as lawmakers discussed the open carry bill. For hours, state representatives went back and forth on whether or not gun owners should be able to carry firearms out in the open.
Second open carry law being discussed at the Statehouse
A second open carry law is making its way through the Statehouse. Tuesday afternoon, members of the House Judiciary Committee began debate on the “Constitutional Carry Act.”
Sexual orientation axed from South Carolina hate crime bill
A hate crimes bill in South Carolina no longer offers protection to gay or transgender people.
Democrats question small election rule change by SC House
The South Carolina House has given key approval to a bill that would require counties across the state to follow the same rules for elections.
Officials: SC General Assembly the target of cyber attacks over the last week, no sensitive data compromised
State officials say South Carolina’s capitol was one of the targets of a cyber attack.
Historic marker honoring the civil rights movement in SC, unveiled in downtown Columbia
There is now a permanent reminder of a landmark moment in the civil rights movement in South Carolina. Tuesday afternoon, the University of South Carolina’s Civil Rights Center unveiled a new historical marker to commemorate the courage of hundreds of students who marched on the Statehouse on March 2, 1961.
South Carolina Senate adds firing squad to execution methods
South Carolina senators have added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can’t kill condemned inmates with lethal injection.
SC House OKs bill tweaking governor’s emergency powers
The South Carolina House has given key approval to a bill that would make sure lawmakers have a chance to change or end a prolonged state of emergency issued by the governor.
Proposal to stop electing superintendent returns in SC
Some lawmakers want to give South Carolina voters another chance to decide if they elect the education superintendent less than three years after they rejected the idea.
