Farmers across South Carolina have a new program at their disposal to protect their farmland from urban development.  McMaster signs bill aimed at protecting SC farmland from urban sprawl and development ..read more

A viral video of S.C. Rep. Adam Morgan, reposted by Fla. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, set the stage for a Greenville rally April 24, as Gaetz looks for allies amid House Republican infighting. Florida GOP firebrand Matt Gaetz campaigns in Greenville for Adam Morgan in D4 race ..read more

The South Carolina Senate has started debating a budget that accelerates a planned income tax cut instead of the House plan to use $500 million to give homeowners a one-time property tax rebate. Once the spending plan passes the Senate this week, a group of three House members and three senators is going to have to sort out the differences.  SC Senate wants accelerated income tax cut while House looks at property tax rebate ..read more

The South Carolina Senate has approved its budget. The final vote came Wednesday after approving items like requiring school children use the bathrooms of their sex assigned at birth and whether universities can spend state money to move to another athletic conference.  South Carolina Senate approves $15.4B budget after debate on bathrooms and conference switching ..read more

First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe has requested the State Law Enforcement Division investigate claims state lawmaker and prominent civil rights attorney Marvin Pendarvis filed a legal settlement with a client’s forged signature and then offered him hush money to remain silent. SLED launches criminal investigation into SC lawmaker accused of legal malpractice ..read more

State Republicans are excluding District 3 candidate Michael LaPierre from the ballot due to their longstanding residency rule, but it's not the first time that a Republican candidate has run outside of their district. Candidates can run for races where they don't live despite a rule against it. Here's why ..read more

An S.C. anti-DEI bill would prevent public institutions from using diversity, equity or inclusion principles in hiring and admissions, and would require them to submit yearly audits to the legislature about their DEI policies. The future of DEI looms in state Senate. Has it already impacted SC colleges ..read more

Hours before a vote to send the bill to the full Senate, multiple members of the body took to the floor to criticize the speed that sweeping reforms to the state's utilities industry are moving through the South Carolina legislature. They want to withhold a vote until at least the fall. Senators criticize speed of new natural gas plant bill, and call to delay vote ..read more

The South Carolina House of Representatives advanced a sweeping energy reform bill against strong opposition from environmental and government watchdog groups. The bill will soon head to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. SC House advances controversial energy reform bill; fight anticipated in Senate ..read more

Federal law requires medical facilities to provide an itemized bill on request. A proposed South Carolina law would make those line-by-line receipts mandatory. SC residents can ask hospitals for itemized receipt. Proposed law would make it mandatory ..read more