SCORECARD: Up for McMaster, Dems; Down on opaque money, child deaths
For the week of July 22, 2016, thumbs up to Henry McMaster, state Dems speaking at next week's Democratic convention and the NBA. In the middle for state Attorney General Alan Wilson and the state's...
View ArticleNEWS: S.C. voter ID law likely not in peril
News analysis by Bill Davis, senior editor | National momentum swinging against various voter identification laws across the country probably won’t be forceful enough to strike down South Carolina’s...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEF: Bill seeks to reverse outdated employment law on disabled
Staff reports | An Easley Republican has prefiled a bill to adopt a measure that would reverse outdated laws that funnel South Carolina adults with intellectual disabilities into low-paying jobs,...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: High court OKs universal college mask mandate
Staff reports | A Tuesday afternoon opinion published by S.C. Supreme Court unanimously rejected interpretations by state Attorney General Alan Wilson that a state budget proviso would prohibit state...
View ArticleBRACK: Vague school disciplinary law blocked, but ruling appealed
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | A school-to-prison pipeline emboldened by what’s been called a vague disorderly conduct law is closed for now, but the state attorney general wants it back....
View ArticleNEW for 2/24: Telling racial truths; 2026 GOP candidates; Murdaugh
INSIDE ISSUE 22.08 | FEB. 24, 2023 NEWS: Telling truth about S.C.’s race legacy through sunshine of education NEWS BRIEFS: Murdaugh denies killing wife, son during Thursday testimony LOWCOUNTRY,...
View ArticleBRACK: Race for governor in 2026 already underway
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | All you have to do to know that the race to be the GOP candidate for governor in 2026 has already started is to answer this question: Why is state Attorney...
View ArticleNEW for 8/16: State lawsuits; Banning cellphones; Moore’s juice
INSIDE ISSUE 23.33 | Aug. 16, 2024 BIG STORY: On S.C.’s lawsuits against the feds MORE NEWS: Schools closer to banning cell phones LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: A little A.I. might help COMMENTARY, Brack:...
View ArticleBIG STORY: S.C.’s lawsuits: Partisan or needed check on feds?
By Jack O’Toole, Capitol bureau | When S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson sued the Biden administration for what his office said was at least the 50th time last week – in this case, over health care...
View ArticleNEW for 9/6: On death penalty, free speech, Ted Lasso
INSIDE ISSUE 23.36 | Sept. 6, 2024 BIG STORY: A death penalty explainer for S.C. MORE NEWS: USC gets high marks for free speech LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Who better? COMMENTARY, Brack: The wit and wisdom...
View ArticleBRACK: The wit and wisdom of Ted Lasso
By Andy Brack | We’re pretty late to the national party celebrating the Apple television show Ted Lasso, but we’ve been making up for lost time with some major league binging.
View ArticleNEW for 2/7: Social media, teacher bill, rhetoric, hate crimes
INSIDE ISSUE 24.06 | Feb. 7, 2025 BIG STORY: Bill would limit minors’ access to social media MORE NEWS: Teacher bill advances in S.C. House LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: And the bad news? BRACK: Wilson’s...
View ArticleNEW for 3/14: On the state budget, 2026 governor’s race, Loftis
INSIDE ISSUE 24.11 | March 14, 2025 BIG STORY: S.C. House budget highlights bitter GOP feud MORE NEWS: Mace leads in 2026 name recognition LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Right whale moms BRACK: Time for Loftis...
View ArticleNEW for 6/13: Democratic reform, pay raise lawsuit, Wilson
INSIDE ISSUE 24.24 | June 13, 2025 BIG STORY: S.C. Democrats see need for modernization, reform MORE NEWS: S.C. senator sues legislature over $18K pay raise LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: No seismic testing...
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