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Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
4d ago
Chardale Murray, a former South Carolina state representative and the current mayor of Hollywood, is accused of using official town resources to endorse her brother, Democrat Charlie Murray Jr., in a hotly contested race for her former Statehouse seat ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
1w ago
South Carolina senators are advancing legislation requiring pornographic websites to verify users' age despite warnings from a staff attorney the bill could face First Amendment issues ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
1w ago
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 ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
1w ago
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 ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
1w ago
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 ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
2w ago
Marvin Pendarvis, an attorney and a state representative from North Charleston, has been accused of legal malpractice by a former client in a 2021 civil case against the Dorchester County Sheriff's Department. Previous legal filings show the defendant had previously ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
2w ago
An S.C. Senate panel is weighing regulations giving the state education department significant oversight over library books in public schools. Critics say the regulations are overly broad and could lead to bans on classic works by authors like Flannery O'Conner ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
2w ago
A South Carolina Senate committee voted to fast-track a sweeping energy policy reform bill despite concerns from the public — and some lawmakers — that the process is moving too quickly ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
2w ago
The South Carolina Justice Act — and broader lawsuit reforms — has been one of the most scrutinized and in-demand policy changes in the state since a 2017 S.C. Supreme Court decision advocating for the change. A newly emerged debate ..read more
Post and Courier » South Carolina Politics
2w ago
Florence County Sen. Mike Reichenbach is up for reelection after his first term in office. He'll face a former Florence County judge in the general election ..read more