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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 28, 2024 07:18 AM EDT

Times and Democrat. March 23, 2024. Editorial: Protecting farmland vital for S.C. Neeses farmer Ken Griffith wrote recently about development. While one might see land use as an issue in fast-growing counties such as Lexington, Beaufort, Charleston and...

South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn't know where the money came from or where it should go

Mar. 26, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade and state and private accountants are still trying to figure out where the cash came from and where it was supposed to go. “It's like going into your bank and the bank...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 21, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

Times and Democrat. March 16, 2024. Editorial: Hoping for best with the state’s new gun law Any adult who can legally own a gun can carry one openly in South Carolina now that the General Assembly and Gov. Henry McMaster have put so-called “constitutional carry”...

South Carolina to remove toxic waste from historic World War II aircraft carrier

Mar. 19, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to the South Carolina port city's identity. The removal of...

South Carolina's governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing

Mar. 19, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster held a ceremony Tuesday to spotlight a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. McMaster signed the bill into law 12 days ago as soon as it hit his desk, allowing open...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 14, 2024 07:25 AM EDT

Index-Journal. March 9, 2024. Editorial: New SC gun law way too restrictive We don’t get it. Gov. Henry McMaster should have sent lawmakers back to work on the open-carry permitless gun law he signed Thursday. Way, way too restrictive....

Tighter proposed South Carolina budget would include raises for teachers and state workers

Mar. 12, 2024 13:43 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Teachers and state employees would get raises under a spending plan being debated by the South Carolina House this week, but many other state agency requests are being rejected as the influx of money from pandemic relief and good economic times slows. South...

Law-abiding adults can now carry guns openly in South Carolina after governor approves new law

Mar. 07, 2024 15:42 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law Thursday, just a day after it received final legislative approval. Gun rights supporters have pushed for the law for nearly a...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 07, 2024 13:16 PM EST

Post and Courier. March 5, 2024. Editorial: McMaster needs equal role with SC Legislature in picking judges We keep being told that the Legislature isn’t going to make any major changes to the way judges are selected in South Carolina — as if that somehow makes...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Feb. 29, 2024 07:20 AM EST

Post and Courier. February 25, 2024. Editorial: The sabotage effort has already begun; hang tough on fixing SC health services There’s not a single, perfect way to consolidate South Carolina’s many disjointed, uncommunicative health agencies. You could merge every...