McMaster again vetoes dismissal of now-obsolete gun charges sd6i
Updated: May 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT
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By Mary Green
For the second year in a row, Gov. Henry McMaster has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would impact people facing charges for actions that are no longer crimes in South Carolina.
Democrat Annie Andrews challenges Graham for Senate seat 1s521l
Updated: May 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Dr. Annie Andrews, the South Carolina Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022, says she’s running against Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2026.
S.C. governor, lawmakers and businesses hail new liquor liability law 2s1u3f
Updated: May 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM EDT
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By Mary Green
The South Carolina General Assembly likely met for the last time this year Wednesday, ing a budget that included an $18,000-a-year raise for all of its .
Do state actions concerning Columbia’s conversion therapy ban violate local rule? 6q506u
Updated: May 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM EDT
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By Mary Green
A fight over how much control local governments have over their own communities versus the state’s authority to step in is brewing in South Carolina’s capital city.
South Carolina will use new tool to voter citizenship status d6v2r
Updated: May 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM EDT
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By Marley Bassett
The South Carolina Elections Commission will begin using a new verification tool to check voters’ citizenship status to ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in elections.
Rep. Buddy Carter draws protesters as Senate candidate visits Tybee 383i2l
Updated: May 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run says voting equipment should not use ballots that include “a barcode or quick-response code.”
Trump order targets ballot barcodes – like those in Georgia, South Carolina 2f6y59
Updated: May 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run says voting equipment should not use ballots that include “a barcode or quick-response code.”
New law helps keep Georgians with intellectual disabilities off death row 493y5h
Updated: May 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM EDT
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By Doug Reardon
A bill signed into law Tuesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp would make it easier to keep people with intellectual disabilities off death row when they’re convicted of a crime.
U.S. Rep. Mace files defamation suit against man she labeled a predator u5r10
Updated: May 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM EDT
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By Patrick Phillips and Thomas Gruel
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has filed a lawsuit alleging defamation against one of the four men she publicly called a predator during a speech on the House floor earlier this year.
SC treasurer announces return of grants to encourage college savings plan 44b49
Updated: May 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM EDT
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By Staff
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says the state will again offer grants to parents of children born on a day meant to raise awareness about saving a child’s future.
Sen. Ossoff presses agriculture secretary over school food program cancellation l3b65
Updated: May 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM EDT
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By Ty Grant
Sen. Ossoff has pledged to continue advocating for Georgia farmers and schools, urging the Department of Agriculture to reconsider the program’s cancellation or implement a similar initiative to meet the same needs.
Onetime Vance roommate running for Ga. lieutenant governor 4e2l1l
Updated: May 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM EDT
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By Staff and wire reports
Democratic Georgia state Sen. Josh McLaurin announced he’s running for lieutenant governor in 2026, saying he would make opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies a key part of his campaign.
Ossoff walks a fine line between Trump criticism and bipartisanship w6j
Updated: May 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM EDT
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By Staff and wire reports
Jon Ossoff, a 38-year-old first-term U.S. senator from Georgia, is the only Democratic senator seeking reelection from a state Trump carried in winning last year’s presidential election.
Trump istration reverses Biden-era gas restrictions same day Energy secretary visits Georgia 2e1m27
Updated: May 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT
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By Doug Reardon
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Georgia on Friday, the same day the Trump istration announced it was reversing a Biden-era policy restricting certain gas products. The announcement, made just minutes before Wright addressed employees at Rinnai American Corporation, essentially saved the company.
South Carolina legislators struggle to reach agreement on lawsuit reform 4a2l4p
Updated: May 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM EDT
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By Mary Green
If South Carolina lawmakers don’t come to an agreement on lawsuit reform within the next few days, they won’t be able to get any plans finalized until next January – at the earliest.
Former Ga. Sen. David Perdue confirmed as ambassador to China y2842
Updated: Apr. 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM EDT
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By Staff and wire reports
David Perdue becomes the U.S. ambassador to China just as a tariff showdown threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Gov. Kemp signs workforce, education bills into law 6o4g6u
Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM EDT
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By Staff
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a slew of bills Monday centered around education and is set to sign more bills Monday afternoon geared toward growing Georgia’s workforce.
Ga. insurance chief expects rates to fall 3-5% with lawsuit reform 2y2x32
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM EDT
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By Anastassia Olmos
After historic lawsuit reform was approved and signed into law, Georgia’s top insurance official said to expect lower insurance s soon. Not everyone is so sure.
Time running out for S.C. lawmakers to reach deal on vouchers 3a1w2f
Updated: Apr. 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM EDT
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By Mary Green
Just months after the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled an earlier version of school vouchers illegal, S.C. Republican legislative leaders think they can revive the program.
