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SC Gov Haley: Finish work on ethics bill this year

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:22 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley called on legislators Tuesday to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk, saying elected officials need to prove to voters that they work for them.

Budget debate scheduled to continue in SC Senate

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:38 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The budget debate in the South Carolina Senate enters week two.

Haley's husband home on leave from Afghanistan

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:28 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley canceled scheduled events Monday to spend time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

AG Wilson seeks calls from groups targeted by IRS

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:18 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

Mark Sanford holds neighborhood office hours

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:16 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Saying he is humbled to be back in Congress, newly installed U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford met with constituents of his coastal district on Monday during what he calls neighborhood office hours.

Woman dies after tumbling out of car on I-95 in SC

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:51:08 -0400

YEMASSEE, South Carolina - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.

Democrats criticize Gov Haley for state plane use

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:54 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Senators want to sell South Carolina's two taxpayer-funded planes.

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side.

House panel agrees to send online taxes to roads

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:11 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A House panel wants to use the sales tax people in South Carolina pay for Internet purchases to help fix the state's roads and bridges.

SC lawmakers debate taxing electronic cigarettes

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:37:31 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A bill that would allow South Carolina to tax electronic cigarettes passed a House panel Wednesday, but supporters acknowledge it has little chance of becoming law this year.

Bill gives Clemson independence for some projects

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:14:29 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Clemson University is seeking autonomy from state government's multi-layered approval process for certain construction projects.

SC Gov. Haley signs film incentives bill

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:29:48 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law Thursday a bill offering more incentives to movies and television shows that want to film in South Carolina.

SC Supreme Court throws out lawsuit on sales taxes

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:17:21 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions, without weighing in on the exemptions' legality.

Mark Sanford renews career, must build reputation

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:21 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after reviving his political career and winning his old House seat.

DEW director: Overpayments down, collections up

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:21:00 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina's unemployment agency reports that it's overpaying less and recouping more of the excess benefits it does dole out. But state senators said Monday the numbers are not good enough.

SC ex-governor Sanford seeks comeback from scandal

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:03:06 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Former Gov. Mark Sanford campaigned with prominent Republicans while businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch appealed for votes as her campaign bus crossed South Carolina's 1st Congressional District ahead of Tuesday's special election.

Colbert Busch, Sanford, make last vote pitches

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:03 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Former Gov. Mark Sanford campaigned with GOP leaders while Elizabeth Colbert Busch appealed for last-minute votes as her blue and white bus rolled though South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on Monday, their tumultuous campaigning near a close.

Connelly re-elected as chairman of SC Republicans

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:01:05 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina Republicans have re-elected Chad Connelly as their leader.

Senators limit foods bought for governor's mansion

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:52:18 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion, saying if Gov. Nikki Haley wants to fight obesity with food stamp restrictions, she needs to lead by example.

Haley picks NYC lawyer as SC unemployment director

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:55:52 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina's unemployment agency.

SC approves measure to share mental health info

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:28 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would give federal authorities information about people who have been determined by a court to have mental problems.

Bill expanding 4-year-old kindergarten advances

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:24:07 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - After years without headway, an effort to expand full-day 4-year-old kindergarten to more poor children in South Carolina advanced Wednesday in the Senate.

South Carolina editorial roundup

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:59:24 -0400

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

SC House approves deleting exit exam requirement

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:35:58 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - High school students would no longer have to pass South Carolina's exit exam to earn a diploma under a bill passed by the House.

Suspect killed in chase with Lexington deputies

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:17:45 -0400

PELION, South Carolina - An assault suspect has died after a chase with authorities in Lexington County.