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South Carolina's state senators, emboldened by their newly expanded GOP majority, are nearing floor debate on a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state without exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
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UNSPLASHSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster asked hospitals Friday to cut down on elective procedures, citing staffing shortages stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. -
@reptomrice/InstagramSouth Carolina GOP Rep. Tom Rice stunned Republicans when he voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday.
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South Carolina lawmakers are again considering a bill that would ban most abortions in the state. But the so-called heartbeat abortion ban seems much more likely to pass this time thanks to conservative gains in the General Assembly and at the U.S. Supreme Court
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Jaime Harrison, the failed South Carolina Senate candidate and longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials.
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Republican Gov. Henry McMaster is praising South Carolina's efforts to fight COVID-19 and defending his decisions to shut down the fewest possible activities and businesses during the pandemic.
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The choice for 10 Republican members to split from their party to vote to impeach Trump could mean political blowback with their state's Republican Party come the next election.
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Hours after South Carolina opened up access to the coronavirus vaccine for seniors Wednesday morning, people trying to schedule their shots inundated hospitals and the health department with thousands of phone calls.
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As COVID-19 deaths continue to climb throughout the country, some morgues fear they may soon run out of room to store the dead. A South Carolina coroner tells WFAE that bodies may be sent to neighboring counties or kept in refrigeration trucks should her worst fears come true.
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WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his weekly On My Mind commentary, says Donald Trump has been a danger to this country through his last days in office – but he didn’t do it alone. And among those who helped him were many from the Carolinas.
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Frustrated with what he said is a slow rollout in South Carolina of COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday that hospital and health workers have until Jan. 15 to get a shot or they will have to “move to the back of the line.”
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After being rebuked in court for trying to spend his share of federal COVID-19 money on private school tuition grants, South Carolina's governor wants to spend the money on early childhood education, job training and tutors for foster children instead.
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The Echo Theater in Laurens, S.C., was once a store filled with racist merchandise. Now, after a Black South Carolina pastor bought it from a Ku Klux Klan member, it's being renovated into a diversity center and museum on racial reconciliation.
