Participants celebrate Hispanic Business Day at SC Statehouse
Of South Carolina’s population of more than 5 million people, 5.6% are hispanic.
South Carolina Statehouse
SC’s 2025 legislative session starts in 1 week. What are lawmakers’ top priorities?
In exactly one week, South Carolina’s General Assembly will gavel in a new session.
Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence
The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people with serious mental illnesses are taken out of group homes and helped to get back into the community where they can work and lead independent lives.
Increasing fine for left lane slowpokes gets quick traction
A bill allowing police to charge a bigger fine for people driving slow in the left lane of interstates and other multilane highways is one of the first to be taken up at the South Carolina Statehouse in 2023.
A bill allowing police to charge a bigger fine for people driving slow in the left lane of interstates and other multilane highways is one of the first to be taken up at the South Carolina Statehouse in 2023.
Lawmakers debate fetal heartbeat bill, impact on SC women
House Bill 3020 would prevent women from getting abortions after a fetus develops a heartbeat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolina lawmakers are discussing a bill that would make abortions illegal once a fetus’s heart starts beating. As several women waited outside the House chambers Wednesday morning, they say they were nervous about the fight going on inside. “Women are dying from childbirth. They’re not getting adequate child care. Women should have their choice because…
