State superintendent says to ignore federal rules to protect LGBT students
Ellen Weaver, the South Carolina superintendent of education, has reportedly told school districts to ignore new federal regulations that would expand Title IX to protect LGBT students.
Little Pee Dee river endangered by bridge from nowhere
"If Horry County’s November referendum materializes, we hope the American Rivers report will help give voters the same good sense we’re counting on Charleston County voters to have if they're asked this fall to authorize funding for I-73’s boondoggle twin."
S.C. Senate approves $15.4B budget after debate on bathrooms, conference switching
The South Carolina Senate has approved its budget with a final vote Wednesday after approving items like requiring school children use the bathrooms of their sex assigned at birth and whether universities can spend state money to move to another athletic conference.
Accelerated income tax cuts, property tax rebates on the table during budget debate
SCDOT to build EV charging stations along interstates as part of $70M program
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is preparing to build a larger network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
S.C. districts should ignore new federal regulations on trans students, Weaver says
Ellen Weaver, the South Carolina superintendent of education, has reportedly told school districts to ignore new federal regulations that would expand Title IX to protect LGBT students.
Weaver tells S.C. schools to ignore revised Title IX rules
S.C. education superintendent instructs schools to disregard new Title IX rules
Weaver resists Title IX ruling protecting LGBTQ+ students
House where S.C. governor fled to avoid Yankee capture to be preserved
The historic Dawkins House in Columbia will be preserved with help from $300,000 from the state. It may be repurposed as the alumni center for the University of South Carolina's Union campus.
TRUMP: U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump's claims to 'absolute immunity'
The U.S. Supreme Court's justices will consider today whether former President Donald Trump must face trial on charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election.
Trump's immunity claims go before nine Supreme Court justices, three of which he nominated
Trump stuck in New York as Supreme Court hears his unprecedented immunity case
Meadows, Giuliani, others charged in Arizona 2020 election probe
If Trump goes to prison, the Secret Service goes, too
Arizona charges Giuliani, other Trump allies in election interference case
Trump case testimony expected to turn to hush-money deal with Daniels
S.C. House to take up proposed rules on book challenges in state schools
A regulation approved in February by the S.C. Board of Education advanced to the S.C. House floor Tuesday.
S.C. House pushes to restart stalled power plant legislation
S.C. House leadership attached controversial energy legislation to a series of innocuous bills in an attempt to pressure senators to take it up.
2024: Biden repeatedly jabs Trump during address to construction workers union
President Biden took repeated jabs at former president Donald Trump during an address Wednesday to the labor organization North America’s Building Trades Unions at a conference in Washington.
Protest votes in Pa. primary loom over Trump, Biden
Bannon says Trump supporters need 'gut check' on 2024
NATIONAL: Biden to announce billions in chip grants
A $6.1 billion package for a semiconductor maker comes after a union endorsement and the passage of an aid bill central to President Joe Biden’s foreign policy agenda.
Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on Covid origins, pandemic policies
Analysis: Congress' first tech crackdown in years is actually a gift to Big Tech
TikTok, U.S. dig in for legal war
Biden signs bill forcing TikTok sale or ban as part of Ukraine, Israel aid package
WORLD: Campus protests over Gaza intnensify amid pushback by universities, police
Police across the nation arrested more than 120 students as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking root as they have at Columbia University.
Analysis: 80% of Ukraine-Israel bill will be spent in U.S. or by military
Secretive talks revived aid to Ukraine
Visit by House speaker to campus escalates tensions at Columbia
Blinken tours China to promote some ties, sever others
U.N. official presses for urgent action on Gaza aid
Boeing running out of parts for its S.C.-built Dreamliners
Boeing is slowing production of the 787 jets it builds in North Charleston because of parts shortages, including a key component that's been affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
BMW, Mercedes, others aim to draw S.C. youth into logistics industry
Supply-chain business manager Chris Powers has been recruiting at colleges for years trying to draw younger generations into the industry as senior employees age out.
Celebrate independent bookstore day in Charleston April 27
Three Charleston bookstores will participate in this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, which takes place at indie bookstores across the nation on the last Saturday in April, an effort to bring together readers and authors to celebrate and uplift independent bookstores.
Some Horry County teachers are waiting to sign their employment contracts
Frustrated by the limited details in their employment contracts, some Horry County Schools teachers plan to put off signing their annual agreements until the last possible moment.
Greenville County Schools approves legal representation for Tanglewood shooting suit
The Greenville County School District’s Board of Trustees approved providing legal representation for the school district and its employees named in the lawsuit.
Upstate water systems face new EPA guidelines for 'forever chemicals'
Some Upstate water systems could be forced to shift how they treat their drinking water in the midst of a nationwide push to reduce people's exposure to "forever chemicals."
Charleston, other S.C. cities can breathe easier than places out West
Charleston, Florence and other cities in South Carolina have some of the cleanest air in the country, according to a new report that normally scolds cities and counties for pollution that can worsen health.
New EPA rules to slash air, water, climate pollution from U.S. power plants
Four rules from the Environmental Protection Agency will reduce harmful emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants across the country. Legal challenges are likely.
FDA approves antibiotic for increasingly hard-to-treat urinary tract infections
Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.
Atlantic Beach police chief 1 of 10 arrested in prostitution sting
The Atlantic Beach, S.C., police chief is accused of prostitution. He is among 10 men who were arrested by Horry County Police.
Spartanburg County road to close for 2 months for construction
Battleground Road will be closed to traffic between Phillips Drive and Mt. Olive Road beginning May 8.
Developers share renderings of coming entertainment, retail space in Mount Pleasant
After years of planning for a new entertainment venue in Mount Pleasant, that idea is one step closer to life as developers presented new renderings of the space called Gather Mount Pleasant to town officials.
North Charleston woman says complaints about Section 8 home have gone unanswered
A woman says her mobile unit has been neglected by her landlord and the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
New major housing development coming to Berkeley County
A new subdivision with 233 single-family homes will be coming to the area of Cainhoy Road and Clements Ferry Road.
Charleston prepping TIF district for Union Pier site to fund improvements, infrastructure
Charleston City Council approved initial stages of tax increment financing — commonly called by the acronym TIF — for Union Pier site to help pay for public amenities and infrastructure.
Isle of Palms working to restore heavily eroded sand dunes
The dunes of the barrier island will receive support from the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this year.
Roads closing ahead of Spartanburg's 2024 Spring Fling
After spending much of last week in the 80s, temperatures have cooled ahead of the city's annual Spring Fling to feel like, well, spring.
Rock Hill residents still cleaning up after violent hailstorm destroyed homes
Five homes were destroyed by a powerful hailstorm April 20, with another 17 sustaining heavy damage and hundreds receiving minor damage, County officials announced on April 24.
Florence looking to revive historic downtown theater
A yearslong project to refurbish the Carolina Theater in Florence is underway. When finished, the theater will be a multipurpose venue in the heart of downtown.
Former Hilton Head mayor, local legend Tom Peeples dies at 71
Longtime town leader Tom Peeples died of health complications April 20 after a planned spinal surgery. He was 71.
Nettles Park playground reopens with new equipment after $300k facelift
The Williams Kilgore Playground at Nettles Park had its grand reopening April 24 after nearly $300,000 in new equipment and resurfacing to replace the original 23-year-old structures.
Greenville's new innovation district to open soon in historic Pepsi building
Construction is underway to redevelop a historic building on Poinsett Highway to host up-and-coming businesses as part of the Crescent Startup Community.
Search continues for Charleston man missing in Mexico for 3 weeks
The ongoing search for Brad Solomon, who has been missing in Mexico since April 3, remains focused on remote areas of Cozumel, where he disembarked from a cruise ship and did not return.
Mullins: The S.C. Senate should vote for horse industry
"South Carolina’s once-thriving horse industry, with origins dating back to the 1700s, is rapidly declining, and everyone from local farmers to small business owners who rely on the industry and its associated tourism are being impacted."
Eisen: The Supreme Court must take a cue from Manhattan on Trump's immunity claim
"It’s not surprising that, in both cases, Trump has openly endeavored to slow things down by pushing arguments based on his claim of absolute presidential immunity."
Kagan: We have a radical democracy. Will Trump voters destroy it?
"For some time, it was possible to believe that many voters could not see the threat Donald Trump poses to America’s liberal democracy, and many still profess not to see it. But now, a little more than six months from Election Day, it’s hard to believe they don’t."
Brooks: Why I'm getting more pessimistic about Biden's chances this fall
"Last fall I argued that Joe Biden was the Democratic Party’s strongest 2024 presidential nominee. I believed that for two reasons: He has been an effective president, and he is the Democrat most likely to appeal to working-class voters. I still believe Biden is the party’s strongest candidate, but I’m getting more pessimistic about his chances of winning."
Murray, Weissmann: The Supreme Court has already botched the Trump immunity case
"The Supreme Court’s decision to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump’s immunity-appeal case on Thursday may appear to advance the rule of law. After all, few, if anyone, think that a majority of the court will conclude that a former president is completely immune from federal criminal liability."
Cottle: The humbling of Marjorie Taylor Greene
"In our Trump-era politics, there’s always the question of how crazy is too crazy — how disruptive and extreme an elected official can get before becoming so embarrassing that members of her own team feel compelled to abandon her?"
Ziegler: How Biden could turn a Supreme Court loss on abortion into a win
"A loss in the EMTALA case may not convince some voters to overcome the skepticism with which they view Mr. Biden. But it will make abundantly clear that whatever Mr. Trump may suggest, the abortion struggle at the federal level is not over by a long shot."
Stevens: Being a courtroom victim is just what Trump needed to stay relevant
"By any normal campaign standard, taking your candidate off the road for much of April and May of a presidential year would be devastating. But 'normal' and Donald Trump live in different countries. The trial will afford Mr. Trump the opportunity to define the essence of his candidacy: I am a victim."