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Debt is a concern for the S.C. State Ports Authority, but a pair of developments -- Union Piers sale, Leathermans reopening -- could ease legislators fears.

With opposition from the senate majority leader, and a week before the end of session, will the controversial South Carolina Energy Security Act clear the General Assembly?

Federal dollars can be provided to a community after damages reach a certain dollar amount

The budget proviso was debated on the Senate floor Wednesday

COLUMBIA — Students in South Carolina’s K-12 schools would need to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their biological sex at birth under a rule senators inserted into their state budget package. The proposal approved by senators 30-7 on party lines late Wednesday applies to multi-stalled school restrooms and places where students undress, to […] The post SC senators approve K-12 mandate that ‘a boy will use the boys’ bathroom’ appeared firs...

Banning gender replacement hormones for minors, alcohol being delivered to your doorstep, hunting hogs by helicopter, restrictions on marketing vaping to young children and cracking down on Xylaine usage. All

Energy Security Act promotes natural gas plant at Canadys, removes consumer protection, could raise rates like VC Summer boondoggle; critics left out of debate.

Santee Cooper marks its 90th year providing power to South Caolina.

An SC Senate committee voted to fast-track sweeping energy policy reforms despite concerns from some lawmakers — the process is moving too fast.

These lawmakers argued for the need to advance an admittedly large and complicated energy bill even though they were not familiar with all contents within the proposal.