A committee in the South Carolina House has again rejected a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school.

The chances of South Carolina joining most other states allowing licensed people to openly carry pistols and not hide them under a jacket has dimmed.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham did not back down from comments he made on Fox News that America is “not a racist country.”

After recently filing paperwork to run for governor, former Congressman Joe Cunningham is starting to roll out his campaign.

The group says Tillman is a known racist and shouldn’t be commemorated on State House grounds.

A handwritten report said Clyburn “walked around” a metal detector.

A South Carolina bill aimed at preventing plastic pellets from spilling into local waterways is one step closer to becoming reality as the Senate passed the bill on Friday. It will now head to the House.

Several leaders of civil rights groups and concerned citizens testified on their thoughts, and the vast majority were against the bill as written.

The Democrat lost his re-election bid in 2020 for South Carolina’s first Congressional District.

There are two inmates on South Carolina's death row who have exhausted appeals but still cannot be executed.

By the time Gov. Henry McMaster signs a new bill requiring five-day in-person learning into law this week, school districts across the state will already be ready. But teachers will benefit from two other key parts of the bill.

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday set aside money for a 2% raise for state employees and a $1,000 raise for all teachers as the panel approved its version of the roughly $10 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts on July 1.

South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott released a statement in the moments after a jury found a former Minneapolis police officer guilty of killing a Black man.

A jury in Minneapolis found Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd.

Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford says her office is facing a fiscal cliff and is asking for help from the county council.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and his wife received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine Monday.

The provisions would stand for any crimes that aren’t violent.

According to her survey of students, about 300 say they have gotten drugged at Columbia bars in the past 90 days.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced a $10.5 million dollar investment in the state’s public charter schools and workforce development efforts through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund.

The proposal passed Wednesday would require districts to continue to offer five days of in-person classes next school year no matter what happens with the COVID-19 pandemic.

MLS will provide exclusive learning opportunities and experiences to University of South Carolina students.

Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is often mentioned as a possible 2024 GOP presidential contender.

Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order Monday instructing the state’s Department of Social Services to prevent the federal government from placing undocumented, unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border into foster care and group homes.

The visit comes amid a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks.

In a post on Facebook before the bill passed, which has since been deleted, Dabney said he would not vote for the hate crime bill and said he feels his way of life has been “vilified” by Democrats.

He wrote a letter to U.S. Senate leaders against the bill that has been co-signed by 13 other attorneys general.

On the day a Hate Crime Bill passed the South Carolina State House after years of failed attempts, a controversy has erupted over one state lawmaker’s comments.

Thursday’s crossover deadline is a point at which any bill passing the House or Senate must get a two-thirds vote in the other chamber to be considered, a higher bar than is usually needed.

House representatives gave key approval by a 79-29 vote Wednesday on the proposal to allow harsher penalties for certain crimes motivated by hatred.

WMBF Investigates found the money raised and spent by those political parties and committees in South Carolina can be kept in the shadows.

The bill passed the SC House on Wednesday. It now heads to the Senate.

Lawmakers voted 69-47 in favor of the bill Wednesday.

The resolution advanced by senators unanimously Wednesday states that employers can’t punish or fire their workers for refusing to get the shots.

Hundreds of Republicans packed the Greenville Hilton to cheer for Lin Wood

Gov. Henry McMaster announced that Robert M. Kerr will be nominated to serve as the next director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Two bills have passed key hurdles in the State House that would change voting laws in South Carolina and change who oversees elections.

South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday allowing people without teacher certifications to teach in schools if there is a vacancy five days before the start of the year.

Democrats say this bill is needed after Georgia’s controversial move to put more voting restrictions in place.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue wants to make sure agribusinesses don’t miss out on tax credits.

At issue is McMaster’s March 5 order that advised state agencies to “immediately expedite” the return of non-essential state employees to in-person work.

A California wine maker wants to bring a new $400 million bottling center and warehouse to South Carolina.

It passed unanimously but still must be debated in the House.

Graham fired off several practice rounds at the indoor shooting range and spoke about his opposition to an Assault Weapons Ban.

Here’s why this push is different than previous efforts.

The Republican lawmaker who has pushed for the proposal over the past seven years says he thinks it can finally pass.

It would also return in savings from people going for health care before a problem becomes catastrophic and expensive.

While the testing requirement will stand, the U.S. Department of Education is being lenient with schools this year.

Congressman Tom Rice is part of a bill that is encouraging people to return to work.

The House scheduled its annual furlough for this week.

The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill to fine people who don’t get over from the left lane of a three-lane highway when overtaken by traffic.

People in that group were not expected to be eligible for vaccine appointments until May.

The House will need to approve the bill, and it won’t be in session until April 6.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Twitter he plans to head to the border Thursday.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree.

The statement was also shared on the Facebook page of the Sheriff's Office.

The committee acknowledged the argument is far from over.

Both Delta 8 THC and Delta 9 THC are found in a hemp plant. But one is a controlled substance and one is not.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced legislation Wednesday that seeks to reform policies as they pertain to the country’s southern border.