Rep. Stewart Jones will run for SC's 3rd District after Congressman Jeff Duncan announced he would not seek an eighth term.

At least 10,600 South Carolinians are expected to work in new electric vehicle industry jobs over the next decade.

Senators are again debating whether to legalize medical marijuana, two years after the House threw out a nearly identical bill.

Rep. Nancy Mace racked up $16,700 in state ethics fines, but she'll have to pay only a fraction of that after legislators reduced the bill

Alluding to SC voters catapulting Joe Biden to the White House in 2020, Harris asked the audience to help make sure he gets a second term.

Reforms to South Carolina's judicial selection process should result in a judiciary that's truly independent from the Legislature.

President Joe Biden cruised to an expected victory Saturday in Democrats' first recognized contest of 2024.

Gov. Henry McMaster is seeking $3 million for a study of South Carolina's public colleges that could call for mergers among the 33 schools.

With election workers leaving in droves and harder to recruit, the state Election Commission is asking legislators to raise pay and stipends.

Pretending to be Native American in order to win grants and dupe charitable South Carolinians could become illegal.

For the first time in its 35 years of operating, the State Museum is planning to renovate its permanent displays.

Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, introduced legislation to combat targeted marketing by payday and predatory lenders.

BISHOPVILLE — A Lee County jury found the first inmate to be tried for America’s deadliest prison riot in a quarter-century guilty of all charges. Michael Juan Smith, 31, was convicted and sentenced...

Doctors, pharmacists and activists tell senators a bill that affirms parents' access to their kids' medical records could deter treatment.

COLUMBIA – A review of South Carolina’s election process found no fraud that could have swayed results, but auditors do recommend cleaning up the voter rolls more often. Findings include a few...

Gov. Henry McMaster is asking legislators to put $500 million of surplus toward fixing South Carolina's deteriorating bridges.

Rep. Ivory Thigpen, a Columbia Democrat, will run for Sen. Mia McLeod's seat a year after she became an Independent.

Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson are running against President Joe Biden in the South Carolina Democratic primary.

Commentary: The governor's decision to deny additional food assistance to children is bad news for poor kids and South Carolina taxpayers.

After nearly six hours of debate, the House of Representatives advanced a fast-tracked bill to ban hormones and surgery for transgender kids.

The death of a 13-year-old girl with cerebral palsy is leading to a push to change South Carolina's homicide by child abuse law.

House members moved forward a bill Tuesday that would prohibit puberty blockers, hormone replacement and surgery for transgender minors.

Legislators voted to cut the length of payments to out-of-work South Carolinians in times of low unemployment.

It's widely suspected that lawyer-legislators in South Carolina exercise undue influence over the judges they practice before.

South Carolinians can prepare themselves for success through two-year and four-year colleges with high-quality transfer programs.

A county councilman wants to take away an Upstate clinic's ability to operate. It's among just three clinics that offer abortions in SC.

Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd outside the Statehouse that the freedoms Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for are under attack

COLUMBIA – Statehouse Republicans are seeking changes to unemployment benefits that would cut the length of payments to out-of-work South Carolinians nearly in half in times of economic prosperity. A...

Rep. Nancy Mace racked up $16,700 in state ethics fines, but she'll have to pay only a fraction of that after legislators reduced the bill

South Carolina has more than 1,100 3-year-old criminal cases. A traveling team of attorneys could help solve that, the attorney general said.

The University of South Carolina will open a Brain Health Center to increase access to Alzheimer's disease and dementia treatments.

Gov. Henry McMaster is asking legislators to put $500 million of surplus toward fixing South Carolina's deteriorating bridges.

There are about 190 nursing homes in SC. The state agency tasked with regulating them has just one active inspection team to check on them.

Two long-shot candidates excluded from SC's presidential primaries have filed separate lawsuits in federal court. One seeks to toss Trump.

South Carolina's newest military museum, built with $23 million in state taxes, will feature local history, including Shaw Air Force Base.

A new lawsuit asks a court to set South Carolina's so-called "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban at nine weeks of pregnancy.

Legislation that lets South Carolinians carry a handgun without a permit passed the Senate with an amendment intended to incentivize training.

The state's environmental agency has found "forever chemicals" in far fewer private wells than public water sources, officials said Friday.

South Carolina's broadband office is pursuing a $3 million contract with the Starlink division of Elon Musk's SpaceX.

There are more than 300 magistrates in SC. Most of them are not lawyers. Yet they can sentence people to 30 days in jail per violation.

School districts want power to levy their own fees on new homes built within their boundaries, rather than seeking county-level permission.

Carjackings and car thefts are up significantly, but experts caution against making policy based on anecdotal evidence on social media.

What South Carolinians need to know about voting early in the GOP contest that pits Nikki Haley against Donald Trump.

South Carolina’s higher education agency has made suggestions for spending $152 million in excess lottery profits.

Employees at a Westinghouse Electric Company nuclear fuel plant near Columbia will vote on whether to unionize.

SC taxpayers did not pay for McMaster, Lt. Gov. Evette to be on stage with Trump last weekend, but it's possible they paid some expenses.

Let’s admit it, South Carolinians: We’ve got the best state motto. “Dum Spiro Spero.” While I breathe, I hope.

In Nevada's confusing GOP contest, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley loses to "none of these candidates."

The first pill approved for postpartum depression is now available, but experts worry minority and low-income women won't have easy access.

Jill Biden spoke to a group of educators at Brookland Baptist Church Friday night, calling on them to vote for her husband, Joe Biden.

Joe Biden held a campaign event on Monday at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, evoking history past and yet to be made

Military service members are set to receive their largest pay increase since 2002 in the $884 billion annual defense package on its way to President Joe Biden. For the more than 33,000 active-duty...

The state is spending $10M to replace its aging planes, which have long been controversial among lawmakers.

Nikki Haley questioned whether Donald Trump would protect the military after he asked why her deployed husband wasn't campaigning with her.

Party leaders want to make sure the focus stays on SC and a population they say better represents the Democratic Party's diverse voters.

After Richland County Master-in-Equity Joseph Strickland sued lawmakers to keep his seat, legislators voted not to reappoint him.

After questioning why Gov. Henry McMaster would decide not to be part of a federal program to feed poor kids, Democrats want to require it.

Gov. Henry McMaster is seeking $3 million for a study of South Carolina's public colleges that could call for mergers among the 33 schools.

Changing market landscapes indicate craft beer may not be an industry conducive to private equity companies looking to turn a buck.

At the annual menorah lighting on the Statehouse steps, leaders echoed one refrain: South Carolina stands with Israel.

Sen. Tim Scott will pass over former Gov. Nikki Haley, instead endorsing former President Donald Trump for another term.

Of South Carolina's 46 counties, 14 lack a single licensed psychiatrist or psychologist, and another nine have only one.

SC Gov. Henry McMaster, during his State of State address, renewed calls to increase criminal penalties for felons caught carrying guns.

The confirmation of Judge Jacquelyn Austin makes her the only Black woman currently serving as a federal judge in the District of SC.

COLUMBIA — A bi-partisan group of senators wants to let South Carolinians order alcohol delivered to their door with their groceries. But a vice-averse Republican is cutting them off. Legislation...

Arguments scheduled for a case that could significantly curtail access to a prescription drug used for both abortions and miscarriages.

The state inspector general is reviewing the construction of a childcare center being built by Richland One school district without a permit.