Tag: South Carolina state government
Firing squad bill headed to South Carolina governor’s desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Legislation adding a firing squad to South Carolina's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs is headed to the desk...
In 1st post-office speech, Pence lays down marker for 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday put down...
Eying 2024, Pence says he’ll push back on ‘liberal agenda’
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina...
S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender...
S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by...
Haley says she’ll back Trump, stand down if he runs in 2024
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, often mentioned as a possible 2024 GOP presidential contender, said Monday that...
Seeking to lead GOP, Lin Wood slams SC’s top Republicans
Lin Wood, the pro-Trump attorney seeking a GOP leadership role in South Carolina, took on two of the state's most notable Republicans on Tuesday...
South Carolina House gives key approval to hate crimes bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina moved one step closer Wednesday to becoming the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law.
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Former SC governor, congressman Sanford joins lobbying firm
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor, congressman and one-time presidential candidate, is going to work for a lobbying firm.
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South Carolina judge: Abortions to continue during lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A lawsuit challenging South Carolina's new ban on most abortions is “likely to succeed," a judge wrote Friday, ruling that abortions...