A bill representing the largest overhaul of state government in decades is again approaching passage. BMore >>
A bill representing the largest overhaul of state government in decades is again approaching passage. Both Gov. Nikki Haley and her chief Democratic opponent are working to get it to her desk in the legislative session's...More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 3:01 PM EDT2013-05-17 19:01:38 GMT
Video of State Representative Ted Vick chronicles the Pee Dee lawmaker's interaction with Bureau of Protective Services officers late Tuesday night as he was arrested for DUI in the State House parkingMore >>
Video of Democratic State Representative Ted Vick chronicles the Pee Dee lawmaker's interaction with Bureau of Protective Services officers late Tuesday night as he was arrested for DUI in the State House parking garage.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:42 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:42:13 GMT
Episodes of tragic school violence across the nation in the last year have had a heavy impact on South Carolina lawmakers. Now they're considering allowing school districts to employ extra security, butMore >>
Episodes of tragic school violence across the nation in the last year have had a heavy impact on South Carolina lawmakers. Now they're considering allowing school districts to employ extra security, but at what cost?More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 8:22 AM EDT2013-05-16 12:22:34 GMT
For the second time in just over a year, Pee Dee lawmaker and former Seventh Congressional District candidate Ted Vick was arrested on a DUI charge early Wednesday morning.Vick remains detained at theMore >>
For the second time in just under a year, Pee Dee lawmaker and former Seventh Congressional District candidate Ted Vick (D-Chesterfield) was arrested on a DUI charge.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 03:20:55 GMT
ANDREW MIGA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair sank his political career in 2009, is returning to Congress to reclaimMore >>
Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair sank his political career in 2009, is returning to Congress to reclaim his old House seat as he forges a comeback.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-15 14:36:09 GMT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House. Sanford is set to take the oath of office on the House floor in WashingtonMore >>
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-08 21:02:18 GMT
A settlement has been reached in the trespassing case against Congressman-elect Mark Sanford. On Wednesday afternoon, a family court official said Sanford and ex-wife Jenny Sanford agreed to avoid a courtMore >>
A settlement has been reached in the trespassing case against Congressman-elect Mark Sanford. On Wednesday afternoon, court officials announced that Sanford and ex-wife Jenny Sanford agreed to avoid a court hearing on Thursday and settle the matter between them.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 10:24 AM EDT2013-05-08 14:24:24 GMT
South Carolina lawmakers will discuss extending and enhancing credit services for taxpayers compromised by last fall's hacking at the Department of Revenue.More >>
South Carolina lawmakers want to extend and enhance credit services for taxpayers compromised by last fall's hacking at the Revenue Department.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 2:15 PM EDT2013-05-07 18:15:06 GMT
BRUCE SMITH Associated Press CHARLESTON, SC (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says if he fails in his attempt to return to Congress, he will not seek office again. Sanford talked with reportersMore >>
Former Gov. Mark Sanford, looking for redemption in a political career that was sidelined by scandal, said Tuesday's race for the vacant South Carolina congressional seat he once held for three terms will be his last if he loses to Elizabeth Colbert Busch.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 4:19 PM EDT2013-05-06 20:19:48 GMT
HOUSTON (AP) - Six coastal governors have called on Washington to open up more waters to offshore drilling and to make permitting a quicker, more efficient process. The governors of Texas, North Carolina,More >>
Six coastal governors, including Nikki Haley, have called on Washington to open up more waters to offshore drilling and to make permitting a quicker, more efficient process.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 1:51 PM EDT2013-05-06 17:51:26 GMT
The Justice Department announced on Monday that it will monitor Tuesday's special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District race between Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch. A pressMore >>
The Justice Department announced on Monday that it will monitor Tuesday's special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District race between Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 7:33 PM EDT2013-05-03 23:33:37 GMT
The "Boland Bill," which seeks to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, was approved by the Statehouse on Thursday, according to Rep. Leon Stavrinakis. The bill now heads to Gov. Nikki HaleyMore >>
Governor Nikki Haley has signed the "Ashley Hall Bill" into law. The bill, which seeks to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, was approved by the Statehouse on Thursday, according to Rep. Leon Stavrinakis.More >>
Senators are limiting the foods Gov. Nikki Haley's staff can buy with public money, saying if the Republican governor insists on fighting obesity through food stamp restrictions, she needs to lead by example.More >>
Senators are limiting the foods Gov. Nikki Haley's staff can buy with public money, saying if the Republican governor insists on fighting obesity through food stamp restrictions, she needs to lead by example.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 3:49 PM EDT2013-05-03 19:49:25 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a law designed to keep mentally ill residents from buying guns. Spokesman Rob Godfrey said Haley signed the bill Friday. Lawmakers of both parties calledMore >>
Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a law designed to keep mentally ill residents from buying guns.More >>
The Senate Finance Committee has approved a budget proposal that expands full-day 4-year-old kindergarten, gives state workers a slight raise, and puts more troopers on the highways.More >>
The Senate Finance Committee has approved a budget proposal that expands full-day 4-year-old kindergarten, gives state workers a slight raise, and puts more troopers on the highways.More >>
Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing her choice to lead South Carolina's unemployment agency.More >>
Gov. Nikki Haley has named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina's unemployment agency.More >>
Wednesday, May 1 2013 10:35 AM EDT2013-05-01 14:35:09 GMT
Senator Lindsey Graham has endorsed former Gov. Mark Sanford in the race for the 1st Congressional District special election.Graham's office released the following statement Wednesday:"Mark has a provenMore >>
Senator Lindsey Graham has endorsed former Gov. Mark Sanford in the race for the 1st Congressional District special election.More >>
Tuesday, April 30 2013 6:34 PM EDT2013-04-30 22:34:14 GMT
A website connecting users looking for casual, and often extramarital, affairs is making Mark Sanford the face of their new marketing campaign, and it could not come at a worst time for the former governor.SanfordMore >>
A website that connects users looking for casual, and often extramarital, affairs is making Mark Sanford the face of their new marketing campaign, and it could not come at a worse time for the former governor.More >>
Tuesday, April 30 2013 3:17 PM EDT2013-04-30 19:17:46 GMT
Republican Mark Sanford and Democratic Elizabeth Colbert Busch are hitting the campaign trail after mixing it up in the only scheduled debate of their South Carolina congressional race. The special election is next...More >>
A week before the special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, House Democrats launched another ad attacking former Gov. Mark Sanford's personal indiscretions. Sanford, meanwhile, picked up the endorsement of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is considering a run for president.More >>
Tuesday, April 30 2013 9:01 AM EDT2013-04-30 13:01:08 GMT
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are sharing the stage for the first time in their race for the state's vacant 1st Congressional District seat.More >>
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch squared off in a spirited debate Monday night in the race for the state's vacant 1st Congressional District seat.More >>
Monday, April 29 2013 9:23 PM EDT2013-04-30 01:23:32 GMT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch squared off in a spirited debate Monday night in the race for the state's vacant 1st Congressional District seat.More >>
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch squared off in a spirited debate Monday night in the race for the state's vacant 1st Congressional District seat.More >>
The South Carolina House is expected to take up an ethics reform package that critics say moves oversight of politicians in the wrong direction.More >>
The South Carolina House is delaying debate on its amended ethics package.More >>
Thursday, April 25 2013 1:32 PM EDT2013-04-25 17:32:44 GMT
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says his cellphone has been swamped with hundreds of calls this week after House Democrats sent an email telling donors to call the number.More >>
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says his cell phone has been swamped with hundreds of calls this week after House Democrats sent an email telling donors to call the number.More >>
Wednesday, April 24 2013 3:06 PM EDT2013-04-24 19:06:19 GMT
Mark Sanford, Republican nominee for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Seat, took to the streets of downtown Charleston for a mock debate with an unlikely opponent. Former Governor Sanford heldMore >>
After attempts to get 1st Congressional District Seat nominees Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch together for a debate failed, Sanford held a "debate" Wednesday morning with a poster of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.More >>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-04-23 15:36:07 GMT
Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch have accepted invitations to appear together at a second event in their 1st District congressional race.More >>
Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch have accepted invitations to appear together at a second event in their 1st District congressional race.More >>
Wednesday, April 17 2013 9:43 AM EDT2013-04-17 13:43:50 GMT
South Carolinians are giving Governor Nikki Haley slightly higher marks on job performance since December, according to a new Winthrop Poll released Wednesday.The poll of 1,038 respondents reported 43.7More >>
South Carolinians are giving Governor Nikki Haley slightly higher marks on job performance since December, according to a new Winthrop Poll released Wednesday.More >>
Tuesday, April 16 2013 11:05 AM EDT2013-04-16 15:05:45 GMT
News observers and pundits are quick to place the blame on groups of people, including Islamic terrorists, right-wing extremists, and even the federal government for the Boston Marathon bombings.More >>
News observers and pundits are quick to place the blame on groups of people, including Islamic terrorists, right-wing extremists, and even the federal government for the Boston Marathon bombings. More >>
Friday, March 29 2013 8:59 AM EDT2013-03-29 12:59:09 GMT
Laughs weren't uncommon in the auditorium of Porter Gaud School as Governor Mark Sanford and Curtis Bostic went head-to-head in front of 400 voters. The first issue was a local one concerning federal dollarsMore >>
The first face-off between the two Republican candidates for the first congressional district was held Thursday night.More >>
Thursday, March 28 2013 10:04 AM EDT2013-03-28 14:04:50 GMT
Former Gov. Mark Sanford and former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic are set to meet in a debate less than one week before the GOP runoff in the state's 1st Congressional District.More >>
Former Gov. Mark Sanford and former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic are set to meet in a debate less than one week before the GOP runoff in the state's 1st Congressional District.More >>
Wednesday, March 20 2013 6:55 PM EDT2013-03-20 22:55:28 GMT
One of the two candidates awaiting results of a recount in the 1st Congressional District Republican Special Primary took to social media Wednesday morning for an apparent concession.Around 6 a.m., 37thMore >>
Mark Sanford and Curtis Bostic made up 50 percent of the Republican vote for South Carolina's 1st Congressional district seat. The other 14 GOP candidates took home the other half of the pie. If you do the math, roughly 26,000 votes will be up for grabs when Bostic and Sanford head into the runoff. More >>
Wednesday, February 27 2013 9:53 PM EST2013-02-28 02:53:10 GMT
Almost 20 people are vying for now Senator Tim Scott's former First Congressional District seat. The field is crowded and the candidates have invested lots of money to make their message stand out fromMore >>
Almost 20 people are vying for now Senator Tim Scott's former First Congressional District seat. The field is crowded and the candidates have invested lots of money to make their message stand out from the pack.More >>
From "you didn't build that" to "I like to fire people," many election year statements were less than truthful. But it was something from Mitt Romney that PolitiFact chose as its "Lie of the Year."More >>
From "you didn't build that" to "I like to fire people," many election year statements were less than truthful. But it was something from Mitt Romney that PolitiFact chose as its "Lie of the Year." More >>
This is an interactive map of Richland County voting precincts. It includes each precinct's number of registered voters, number of voting machines required by law, and number of machines actually deployed to each site.More >>
This is an interactive map of Richland County voting precincts. It includes each precinct's number of registered voters, number of voting machines required by law, and number of machines actually deployed to each site.More >>
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration...More >>
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives a chance at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.More >>
The Pentagon wants more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.More >>
The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.More >>
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing...More >>
Lawmakers are asking Myanmar President Thein Sein (tane sane) to free nearly 250 political prisoners.More >>
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's...More >>
Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.More >>
Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.More >>
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Wednesday, January 18 2012 7:32 PM EST2012-01-19 00:32:38 GMT
Gov. Nikki R. Haley State of the State Message As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly, Constitutional Officers, and my fellow South Carolinians: ThisMore >>
Download a voter registration form from the State Election Commission. Be sure to mail the completed form to your county voter registration board. Click here for the correct address. More >>
