South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he's gotten calls from two conservative groups that feel they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.More >>
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he's gotten calls from two conservative groups that feel they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.More >>
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 >>
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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 >>
South Carolina is one of the states in the top ten for rates of domestic violence, but the Palmetto State's two voices in the Senate, Sen. Tim Scott and Sen. Lindsey Graham, voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act.
Scott and Graham are just two of the 22 Republicans who voted against the bill. It still passed the Senate with a 78-22 vote.
The Violence Against Women Act provides grants to state and local governments to assist in the prosecution of rapists and abusers.
Some Republican lawmakers say they oppose the bill because of the authority given to tribal courts to prosecute non-native abusers. There's also conflict in the language of creation and funding of programs involving non-discrimination against gays and lesbians.
The bill was first passed in 1994, but expired in 2011 after a failed bid to reauthorize it.
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Sen. Tim Scott
