Full Senate debating Abortion Ban Bill
Senate meeting at State House to take up Abortion bill
The SC Senate meeting Wednesday to debate the Abortion Ban Bill
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Governor takes part in South Carolina Preservation Awards at State House
Preservation Awards at State House
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– At the State House Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster took part in the annual Preservation Awards. According to organizers, since 1995 the SC Department of Archives and History, along with Preservation South Carolina and the Governor, have been recognizing efforts to keep alive the state’s architectural and cultural heritage. The awards were presented to people who helped preserve…
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate gather at the State House grounds amid Ad-Hoc meeting
Reactions were strong as those for and against abortion access flocked to the State House grounds for Thursday’s Ad-Hoc Committee meeting.
1 arrest as abortion protesters fill SC Statehouse lobby
Associated Press (AP)
A 32-year-old woman was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault as abortion protesters spent about 90 minutes inside the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse during Tuesday’s special session on the state budget, authorities said.
SC House agrees to knock $25M computer out of $14B budget
By Jeffrey Collins (AP)
The South Carolina General Assembly overturned many of Gov. Henry McMasters budget vetoes Tuesday, but they did agree with the biggest one, taking $25 million out of the $13.8 billion spending plan to try to help bring a super computer to Columbia.
Inauguration ceremony for Palmetto Boys State and Palmetto Girls State in Columbia
Today at the State House, hundreds of students from the Palmetto Boys State and Palmetto Girls State programs celebrated this year’s class.
SC Senate calls for amendments to restrain federal spending
By James Pollard (AP/Report for America)
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.
State leaders join members of the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Today, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette and other state leaders joined the Alzheimer’s Association at the State House to honor families with a loved one in cognitive decline.
Protestors at State House call for action through gun laws
Hundreds gathered at the State House over the weekend for a nationwide march to end gun violence and to push what they call common sense gun laws.
SC lawmakers meet briefly on $13B budget but reach no deal
By Jeffrey Collins (AP)
Several powerful House and Senate lawmakers met Tuesday for about 10 minutes to talk about South Carolina’s budget without reaching an agreement on the main sticking points.
