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SC politics briefing Zak Koeske, The State (Columbia, S.C.) May 7 Welcome to your weekly South Carolina politics briefing, a newsletter curated by The State s politics and government team. As legislative session winds down one week until sine die South Carolina is primed to expand state gun laws. After a more than 12-hour debate, the Republican-controlled Senate Thursday voted mostly down party lines to pass a House-sponsored bill that would give concealed weapons permit holders the right to carry hand guns in the open. The bill, which Senate Democrats criticized as a blatant ploy to assuage a minority of Republican voters, now returns to the House, which is likely to reject the Senate s changes, triggering a six-member joint panel to hammer out the differences. ....
SLED investigating fired SC agency chief accused of helping her husband land contract Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) May 4 COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina s top law enforcement agency has launched an investigation into fired State Accident Fund director Amy Cofield and her involvement in her husband landing a $600,000 work contract with her agency, a department spokesman confirmed. Cofield was fired by Gov. Henry McMaster in February after he became aware of the contract. Asked to probe the contract and Cofield s involvement, the state inspector general reported in April that Cofield tainted the process. The inspector general said Cofield s involvement created a conflict of interest, both organizational and personal. ....
SC s state director over disabilities, special needs fired by agency s board Joseph Bustos, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Feb. 19 COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina s state agency responsible for serving South Carolinians with disabilities and special needs fired its director Thursday, the agency confirmed to The State Friday. Popular Searches Mary Poole was fired by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission after a 5-1 vote following an extended executive session, said chairman Gary Lemel. Poole had held the position since 2018 at a salary of $171,404 a year. She was hired to replace Beverly Buscemi after the agency came under fire, particularly from the Legislature, after serious allegations were made of abuse, neglect and other critical problems. ....
SC politics briefing Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Feb. 19 Welcome to your weekly South Carolina politics briefing, a newsletter curated by The State s politics and government team. As has become custom in the South Carolina Legislature, a lot happened this week and here are the highlights and what s to come. First, abortion. It was not a surprise this week that the South Carolina House was going to move to pass the fetal heartbeat abortion ban bill. Though for anyone watching the debate Wednesday, it felt like days within a day. Before we give you the least surprising news of the week that Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law Thursday just as he has promised for months (oops we did it) let s explain what took place this week and why it s unlikely we re going to hear the end of it. ....
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