COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ In an attempt to combat fraud, South Carolina taxpayers won’t be receiving their state income-tax refunds until after March 1, regardless of how early they file. In a statement, the South Carolina Department of Revenue says that the delay will give the department time to verify wage documents with the Internal Revenue Service and ensure that…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina senators are listening to a pair of proposals that would strictly limit refugees in South Carolina. One bill would require a public database of refuges resettled in the state and hold their sponsors liable for damages if they committed an act of terrorism. A second resolution calls for a ban on state agencies…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is talking about legal issues as part of a campaign swing through the Palmetto State. The Texas senator is sitting down with state Attorney General Alan Wilson on Friday for a conversation on the constitution and potential upcoming vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court. The forum at the University of South…
(Photo: Rich Wandover) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bi-partisan group of South Carolina senators is advocating a 5 percent cost-of-living raise for state employees. Republican Sen. John Courson of Columbia said Thursday it’s time to say `thank you’ by passing a budget that increases paychecks starting in July. Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler says many employees’ take-home pay has actually…
Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rand Paul. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty; second right: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (ABC News) — The first Republican debate of 2016 takes place tonight in South Carolina, just 18 days before the Iowa caucuses. Hosted by the Fox Business Network, the debate will feature seven candidates: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s 2016 legislative session kicks off with a new member in each chamber. The House and Senate gaveled in the January-to-June session at noon Tuesday. Republican Rep. Russell Fry of Surfside Beach was sworn in as the newest House member. The 30-year-old attorney replaces former Rep. Nelson Hardwick, who resigned last May amid an investigation…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The last time lawmakers met in Columbia, Democrats and many Republicans united to bring down the Confederate flag that flew outside the Statehouse for 50 years. The Legislature returns Tuesday, and lawmakers hope that unity continues. But with hundreds of ideas about how to spend hundreds of millions of additional dollars, lawmakers expect partisanship to return….
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ It could be years before offshore wind turbines are built off South Carolina, if they are built at all. Officials of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management tell local media outlets that if no investors come forward to lease tracts off the coast, the concept will not move forward. The agency is holding public meetings…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s business leaders are gathering to unveil the top issues they’d like to see discussed in the upcoming legislative session. South Carolina Chamber President Ted Pitts and Board Chairman John Uprichard are holding a news conference Wednesday at the Statehouse. Organizers say they and other leaders from the state’s business community will be delivering the…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The next Powerball winner will have a chance to claim one of the game’s 10 biggest prizes this week when the jackpot grows to roughly $400 million. Lottery officials say no one claimed Saturday’s $334 million prize, although someone from Pennsylvania won $2 million and three players from California, Connecticut and South Carolina won $1…
