Tag: Senate
Protesters rally against new anti-abortion bills
By Carson Peaden | Feb 18, 2022 | Homepage slider, In the News, Local, Localpage slider, Politics, Trending | 0
“Charleston loophole” to now face Sena...
By Anizia Fulmore | Apr 1, 2021 | Local | 0
Election Day is here and South Carolinians have al...
By Andrea Betancourt | Nov 2, 2020 | Homepage slider, Local, Politics, Trending | 0
Harrison promotes voting with drive-in concert
By Andrea Betancourt | Oct 28, 2020 | Homepage slider, Lifestyle slider, Trending | 0
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy
By Samantha Winn | Sep 24, 2020 | Homepage slider, In the News | 0
S.C. Senate moves to allow sex offenders off the state registry
by Kaitlyn McCue | Apr 20, 2022 | Local, Localpage slider, Other News, Politics | 0
A South Carolina bill giving registered sex offenders the option to have their names taken off the sex offender registry through petition is set to enter the Senate floor after passing in full committee.
Read MoreProtesters rally against new anti-abortion bills
by Carson Peaden and Téa Smith | Feb 18, 2022 | Homepage slider, In the News, Local, Localpage slider, Politics, Trending | 0
People gathered on Feb. 17 to protest two anti-abortion bills being pushed in the S.C. Legislature.
Read More“Charleston loophole” to now face Senate scrutiny
by Anizia Fulmore | Apr 1, 2021 | Local | 0
Charleston gun purchasing “loophole” is now facing scrutiny in the SC Senate
Read MoreElection Day is here and South Carolinians have already cast more than 1 million votes
by Andrea Betancourt | Nov 2, 2020 | Homepage slider, Local, Politics, Trending | 0
More than 1 million South Carolinians have cast their votes in the 2020 presidential race even before polls open on Election Day.
Read MoreHarrison promotes voting with drive-in concert
by Andrea Betancourt | Oct 28, 2020 | Homepage slider, Lifestyle slider, Trending | 0
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison hosted a drive-in concert with Common and other special guests to promote voting.
Read MoreRemembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy
by Samantha Winn and Amoni Jerman | Sep 24, 2020 | Homepage slider, In the News | 0
The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has led to protests and vigils in her honor. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of top leaders moving quickly in support of President Trump filling her seat prior to the general election.
Read MoreState lawmaker enters fray over transgender athletes
by Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | Homepage slider, In the News, Local, Localpage slider, Other News, Sports, sports homepage slider | 0
A South Carolina senator has introduced legislation requiring high school transgender athletes to compete according to the gender on their birth certificates.
Read MoreEducation chief will ask for 5% teacher pay raise
by Genna Contino | Nov 14, 2019 | Homepage slider, Local, Localpage slider, Uncategorized | 0
The South Carolina Senate Education Committee discussed the K-12 education reform bill Wednesday.
Read MoreLawmakers tussle over UofSC board size
The Senate education subcommittee heard testimony Thursday regarding a bill to restructure the UofSC Board of Trustees. Will the legislation pass the committee to face the full Senate next year?
Read MoreLegislative proposal seeks to shut down regulation on half of S.C. dams
by Sasha Graddick | Apr 22, 2019 | In the News, Local, Localpage slider | 0
The state Legislature is wrestling with how much oversight the state should provide for small dams around the state.
Read More“Bright, bold and blunt:” S.C. residents, political colleagues remember Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
by Zoe Nicholson | Apr 15, 2019 | Homepage slider, Trending | 0
South Carolinians on Monday remembered the contributions of the late U.S. Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, whose body lay in repose on the second floor of the State House.
Read MoreSouth Carolina says goodbye to favorite son
by Mary Ramsey | Apr 15, 2019 | Homepage slider, In the News | 0
A giant of South Carolina politics, former governor and senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings lied in repose at the South Carolina State House.
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State Law Enforcement has cancelled an Amber Alert for an infant child in Hilton Head. Authorities in Beaufort County explained that Jairus Housey abducted his ten month old daughter at gunpoint last night. Housey is the non-custodial father to the victim and is now in custody.
Thursday’s vote in the South Carolina Senate passed the early voting bill that would allow South Carolina voters to vote in-person up to two weeks before the election for any reason. The bill unanimously passed in the house too.