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The South Carolina General Assembly is returning to Columbia on Tuesday to consider nearly $53 million in local projects that Gov. Henry McMaster wants out of the $13.8 billion state budget.
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Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesTrump endorsed two challengers to incumbent members of Congress from South Carolina. Rep. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot, was beaten, while Rep. Nancy Mace won. -
In South Carolina, two U.S. House incumbents — Nancy Mace and Tom Rice — were challenged by Republicans who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
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Former Congressman Joe Cunningham, a Democrat who once flipped a congressional seat in deep-red South Carolina, will face Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in the race for governor in November. -
Betty Jo Rhea was known for spearheading economic development in Rock Hill at a time when the town's textile mills were closing and unemployment rates were rising.
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"Tiger King" star Bhagavan "Doc" Antle remained in custody Saturday in South Carolina following his arrest by the FBI. Jail records show FBI agents arrested Antle on Friday and he was taken to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway, but the charges he's being held on were not disclosed.
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The real estate holding company controlled by Tepper Sports & Entertainment that was building the Carolina Panthers’ Rock Hill headquarters project has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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South Carolina begins regular early voting across the state for the first time Tuesday. The state's primaries are on June 14, and early voting is available Monday through Friday for the two-week period leading up to election day.
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While people are celebrating Memorial Day, on vacation, at beaches and enjoying a day off, the day was designated to commemorate those who lost their lives in war.
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Republican Katie Arrington’s suspended security clearance is becoming an issue in her primary campaign against incumbent South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace. Arrington says Mace is mischaracterizing a dispute that resulted in her departure from a job at the Pentagon.
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Two new laws in South Carolina require every school give elementary school teachers a 30-minute break each day without students and ban districts from turning over school lunch debt to collection agencies.
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A deputy in South Carolina whose police van was swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, drowning two women seeking mental health treatment trapped in a cage in the back has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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South Carolina election officials are preparing for early voting for the first time in next month’s primaries. It's a different approach in an era where many other states are passing laws to make it harder to cast ballots early.
