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SC House budget: Raises for public workers; no vaccine lotto JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6South Carolina Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, asks lawmakers to put a $1,200 bonus for state workers making under $50,000 a year into the budget on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The proposal failed.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6South Carolina Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, asks lawmakers to put a $1,200 bonus for state worke...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of state senators investigating South Carolinas juvenile...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four people were charged with manslaughter in a shooting last...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state spending plan heading to the South Carolina House floor...

No sale: Santee Coopers future is reform, not private owner JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, listens online during a meeting over a Santee Cooper overhaul bill on Tuesday, June, 1, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Powerful legislative leaders reached a compromise on the bill that will be considered at a special session.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Hartsville, left, talks to Se...

SC governor signs bill supporting free parking at the beach JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail The Pavilion Parking Garage is scheduled to be painted in early summer 2021 as part of a plan to beautify parts of downtown in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce announced plans Thursday to paint downtown’s lone public parking garage, sidewalks and crosswalks in bright colors for its new tourism advertising campaign, “We are...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina continues to have more money to spend because the...

S Carolina lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)Jake Crandall/AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee in the South Carolina House on Tuesday rejected for a second time a proposal that would have prevented transgender stude...

Palmetto pride: South Carolina state flag sparks debate JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9This image provided by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History shows one of the proposed designs for the South Carolina state flag. South Carolina senators may soon take up one of the most divisive issues to hit the state in years — standardizing the design of the iconic palmetto tree and crescent state flag. A Senate subcommittee Tuesday, March 16, 2...

Hate crime bill starts journey through S Carolina Statehouse JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Several African American lawmakers listen as a House subcommittee hears testimony about a bill to define hate crimes in South Carolina on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Forty-seven other states have a hate crimes bill.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5Visitors, including Matt and Marsha Bacoate, leave flowers, notes ad prayers at Emanuel AME Ch...