Rep. Young, who represented District 84, recently received the state’s highest honor, Order of the Palmetto. The lawmaker was battling cancer and had been in hospice care.
The 74-year-old longtime politician visited the church one day after an event at the Hyatt Park Community Center on Saturday where he was welcomed by a community of supporters.
The University of South Carolina's board of trustees has announced the names of the four candidates under consideration to become the school's 29th president.
A South Carolina state senator who represents the area where a fifth grader died after an elementary school fight last week says it was only a small scuffle.
A South Carolina House subcommittee passed a bill that would ban almost all abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected after hearing over an hour of testimony from both supporters and detractors of the legislation.
The joint resolution has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration. Governor McMaster has tweeted about the legislation, calling it “clear and decisive leadership.”
New Jersey Senator and presidential hopeful Cory Booker is scheduled to participate in a series of events in South Carolina, one of which will be a televised town hall broadcasted on CNN.
A bill that would require an online training course for bartender and servers has passed through the South Carolina Senate and is awaiting a House vote.
Governor Henry McMaster announced Wednesday that a meeting with leadership from the state’s general assembly and the Carolina Panthers are looking to moving their football operations to South Carolina.
According to a 2017 Winthrop University poll, 67 percent of South Carolinians were in favor of allowing casinos if the revenue was used for a specific need, such as roads.
“Decisions that put the financial stability of a school district at risk and put the education of students and tax dollars of the public in jeopardy cannot be tolerated,” Spearman said in the announcement.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais will join U.S. Congressman Tom Rice and South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Florence.
The bill, S.79, refers to child protection and permanency but has been nicknamed the “free-range” parenting bill. Seen as the opposite of “helicopter” parenting, it would decide if the parents are responsible for harm or neglect if the child is left alone at a certain age.
Gov. Henry McMaster is scheduled to hold a press conference following the supporters of medical marijuana press conference during the 11 a.m. hour on Tuesday.
Sen. Goldfinch introduced a bill that would establish a coyote bounty program. The state would pay licensed hunters $75 for every adult coyote they lawfully remove.
“Two people died and hundreds of lives were upended, apparently due to negligence," Baddourah’s letter said. "That’s something we must take seriously.”
If you ask the SCE&G customers, they say it comes down to typical crooked politician behavior. If you ask the politicians, they say, it’s all just a misunderstanding.
Gov. McMaster joined the fight against this policy when a Greenville faith-based center, Miracle Hill Ministries, whose requirement for Christians-only became a contested issue.
The proposed bill suggest cigarette tax should be increase by five cents on each cigarette that will help increase pay raises for South Carolina teachers.
Governor Henry McMaster introduced two distinguished members of the military with strong ties to the Palmetto State as members of his cabinet on Thursday.
The 97th Inaugural Celebration will start with a prayer service and there are events scheduled throughout the day as the governor is sworn into office.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a motion in federal court on Monday to join a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block planned seismic testing and offshore drilling along the South Carolina coast.
A Sumter teen will rub elbows with some of the world's most powerful leaders next spring in Washington D.C., after being selected as a student delegate to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said a U.S. withdrawal from Syria would "lead to devastating consequences for our nation, the region, and throughout the world."
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Henry McMaster has the authority to temporarily appoint a new chairman of the board of a state-owned utility without the Legislature's permission
A five-person committee met on Tuesday at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History to discuss a proposal to pick one design for all flag makers to follow.
Congressman-Elect Joe Cunningham said his campaign resonated with voters in the Lowcountry and beyond during his victory speech Wednesday night in Charleston.
Before polls closed across South Carolina, Republican Congressional candidate Katie Arrington was labeling her campaign’s watch party a “victory party.”
Despite talk that he may be the next U.S. Attorney General, Senator Lindsey Graham released a statement through his office, saying the outgoing AG, Jeff Sessions, "served our nation honorably."
Winners, losers, some surprises and record absentee voting. Mike Campbell is the son of former Governor Carroll Campbell and has analysis of Election Day results.
