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The embattled four-term treasurer Curtis Loftis said he was not surprised by the vote; a two-thirds House vote is required to complete an ouster
South Carolina Senators added pay raises for themselves to the budget. Supporters say it will allow everyday citizens to compete with "elites" for seats.
Following the $1.8 billion accounting scandal at the SC Statehouse? You’ll want to read opinion editor Matthew T. Hall’s new column. Not paying attention? You need to read it. Then let him know what you think.
South Carolina’s lawmakers could received a stipend increase for the first time since 1995. The state Senate’s budget proposal included an increase for lawmakers’ in-district expenses monthly stipend from $1,000 a month to $2,500 a month. It increases lawmakers’ before-taxes pay by $18,000 a year and would cost the state $3 million a year.
A South Carolina Supreme Court ruling that seemed intended to end the school choice movement in South Carolina only emboldened it.
South Carolina’s Republican-dominated Senate voted 33-8 on Monday to kick the Republican treasurer out of office over a $1.8 billion accounting error. It will now ...
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace faced criticism over legal wrangling concerning universities and allegations of antisemitism during a town hall at a gated island community in her South Carolina district.
Rep. Jim Clyburn described Kamala Harris as a great candidate and "tremendous talent" despite losing the Electoral College and popular vote in 2024.
The SC Supreme Court denied Treasurer Loftis' request to stop a hearing regarding his removal due to a $1.8 billion accounting error. Loftis, running for re-election, calls the effort politically motivated and claims no funds are missing.
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Standards Board is a bipartisan advisory group of election officials.