State House Menorah Lighting 2023
The State House Menorah Lighting celebration took place as part of the Hanukkah holiday last night.
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S.C. Service Workers hold rally at State House
State workers gathered at the State House today for a rally over workplace safety
South Carolina’s official Christmas tree arrives at State House
The 35-foot-tall Norway Spruce that traveled from Henderson Tree Farms in Morganton, North Carolina will become a celebrity of sorts, and for many will mark the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season across the state.
Teachers’ advocates challenge private school voucher program in South Carolina
A group of South Carolina parents and teachers’ advocates filed a challenge Thursday to a new Republican-backed law allowing taxpayer dollars to help families pay for private schools.
29 women, 7 men lost to domestic violence honored at Silent Witness Ceremony
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The National Domestic Violence Hotline reported answering over 440,000 calls, texts, and chats in 2022. To honor lives lost to domestic violence here in South Carolina, the attorney general’s office held the 26th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony. Family and friends joined together at the SC State House to honor their loved ones taken from them as…
RCSD holds 11th annual Ryan Rawl Memorial Workout
“It would be a terrible loss to just sit and grieve all the time. You have to carry on. He would’ve carried on,” says Stanley Rawl.
Governor: SC General Assembly to reconvene for special session Tuesday
Governor Henry McMaster has issued an Executive to reconvene the General Assembly for an extra legislative session to take up several issues.
Victims Matter Rally brings together violent crime survivors, advocates for change
“Victims have the right to be notified. They have the right to be present. They have the right to be heard at bonds at hearings, and we see far too often that those laws that are constitutionally based, are not upheld,” says Ford.
President Biden orders flags be flown half staff honoring Texas victims
Flags across the state are at half staff this week to honor those shot and killed in Allen Texas over the weekend.
1,500 students from 30 different high schools attend College and Career Decision Day at State House
Organized by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, the event encourages students who are planning on attending colleges, universities, vocational or training programs, joining the military, or joining the general workforce.
