SC Politics

A South Carolina House committee has approved set of proposed maps that would shape the state’s House districts for the next decade. The House Judiciary Committee's Tuesday vote advances the maps redrawing 124 districts to the full chamber.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice says that he hopes his vote this year to impeach President Donald Trump won’t be enough to overshadow his other accomplishments as he seeks a sixth term. The Myrtle Beach Republican told The Associated Press this week that he stands by his vote in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot.

A proposed map of new South Carolina Senate lines based on 2020 U.S. Census data moves one district from Richland County to faster growing Charleston County. But the map appears to keep most other senators in their current districts.

Legislative redistricting is underway in South Carolina. Lawmakers are drawing maps based on the 2020 census that will decide boundaries for representation in the U.S. House and the State House in Columbia. Winthrop University political scientist Scott Huffmon walks us through the process — and the lawsuits that have already been filed.

The South Carolina House will take online testimony this week about redistricting as it appears the General Assembly won’t take up the new maps for several months.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has tossed out a school mask mandate by the city of Columbia. The high court ruled Thursday that the Columbia ordinance conflicts with a state budget requirement measure aimed at preventing face covering requirements.

A growing number of school districts in South Carolina are defying a provision from state lawmakers banning mandatory face coverings for students. But not all. Many districts are afraid the General Assembly will withhold state budget money if they do so.

South Carolina’s top prosecutor on Thursday sued the state’s capital city over a school mask mandate that officials allege violates state law.

South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman says she disagrees with Gov. Henry McMaster, who says parents should decide whether their kids wear masks in schools.

A group of South Carolina senators will travel around the state this week holding public hearings on how to draw new districts for South Carolina House and Senate seats as well as the U.S. House.