The South Carolina Senate unanimously approved its version of the state’s $13 billion spending plan in an unusually short debate lacking the typical back-and-forth the upper chamber usually has over the budget.
The South Carolina Senate passed on Wednesday a law shielding the identity of pharmaceutical companies providing lethal injection drugs for state executions.
The South Carolina Senate passed an abortion ban on Thursday in the Republican-led chamber’s latest quest to craft a law that passes constitutional muster, but differences with a stricter proposal from the House could derail the effort once again.
The South Carolina Senate approved a proposal on Wednesday calling for the convention of states to pass constitutional amendments that restrain the federal government’s power — but the state House failed to act on the bill before the session ended.
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.
A group of South Carolina senators will travel around the state this week holding public hearings on how to draw new districts for South Carolina House and Senate seats as well as the U.S. House.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): Public school teachers in South Carolina could soon see a $1,000 annual pay raise, after the Senate Finance Committee approved their 2021-2022 budget this week. “We are ecstatic and very hopeful. In a year that has been the toughest of my 23, this would be just a really wonderful gesture.” A $1,000 pay increase in addition to the…
The South Carolina Senate has voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to make teachers eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. Tuesday’s resolution would put educators and daycare staff in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccine plan along with seniors and health care workers.
A bill which would virtually ban all abortions once a fetus develops at heartbeat has several people fired up.
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Thursday, the South Carolina senate continued debate on a bill that would affect refugees placed in South Carolina through the federal government’s resettlement program. The bill mandates all refugees placed in the Palmetto State register with the Department of Social Services. It also creates a civil liability if a refugee would commit an act…
