By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   2/10/2012 12:32 AM   

COLUMBIA -- Advocates for the poor and minorities said Wednesday that a proposal to put new requirements on groups that register voters represents a bid to suppress voting among those most likely to vote for Democrats. But the bill's sponsor, Rep. ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   2/10/2012 12:32 AM   

COLUMBIA -- The leader of South Carolina's labor agency took a step closer Thursday to taking the helm of the state's public health and environmental control agency, as senators waved away concerns about her lack of experience in those fields. The ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   2/10/2012 12:32 AM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina is entering a partnership with a company known for its college admission test to better match unemployed workers with the businesses who need them, Gov. Nikki Haley announced Thursday. South Carolina is among four states ...

  Associated Press   2/9/2012 10:31 AM   

CHARLESTON -- Officials at the Medical University of South Carolina say a 17-year-old mother was arrested after she stuffed cotton down her infant daughter's mouth, then called for help. Authorities told WCSC-TV (http://bit.ly/ze4MP0 ) that they pu ...

  Associated Press   2/9/2012 10:28 AM   

COLUMBIA -- A Richland County Family Court judge has decided that a 15-year-old suspect in the June beating of another teen in Columbia will not be tried as an adult. Family Court Judge Robert Armstrong on Wednesday said the teen's chances of being ...

  Associated Press   2/9/2012 10:28 AM   

COLUMBIA -- The person chosen to lead South Carolina's public health and environmental control agency faces a grilling from senators concerned about her lack of experience in either field. Catherine Templeton is scheduled to appear Thursday before ...

  Associated Press   2/9/2012 10:28 AM   

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina House has approved a bill Republicans say further strengthens the state's already tough anti-union law. Democrats argued Wednesday the measure is unnecessary duplication in a state that already ranks among the least u ...

  Associated Press   2/9/2012 10:28 AM   

HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- Developers say a proposed casino and resort near Hardeeville would create 4,700 jobs statewide and draw millions of visitors a year. The Island Packet reports (http://bit.ly/zqUboJ ) the complex would be owned by the Cherokee ...

By BRUCE SMITH   Associated Press   2/9/2012 12:32 AM   

CHARLESTON -- A new study suggests that while downtown Charleston must deal with the passengers, traffic and congestion from cruise ships, the city gets only a fraction of the surrounding region's economic benefit from South Carolina's year-round cru ...

Associated Press     2/9/2012 12:32 AM   

ROCK HILL -- South Carolinians are equally divided on whether economic conditions across the country are getting worse or better, but 51 percent report that their personal finances are improving, a Winthrop University poll reported Wednesday. The ...

By MEG KINNARD   Associated Press   2/9/2012 12:32 AM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina's top jurist told state lawmakers on Wednesday that she needs nine new judges to run the state's court system more effectively and that she'll use a new electronic filing system to fund them. In her annual State of the Ju ...

  Associated Press   2/8/2012 11:19 AM   

COLUMBIA -- A panel of lawmakers has rejected a bill that would create a state law requiring South Carolina and Clemson play football every year. The House Higher Education Subcommittee voted down the bill Wednesday. Members say the government has ...

  Associated Press   2/8/2012 10:57 AM   

ORANGEBURG -- Friends and family are returning to South Carolina State University to remember three men killed and 27 injured after being shot by police at the school during a civil rights protest. Wednesday marks the 44th anniversary of the incide ...

  Associated Press   2/8/2012 10:54 AM   

COLUMBIA -- House Republicans are unveiling their agenda for the 2012 legislative session. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and Majority Leader Kenny Bingham are leading the news conference scheduled Wednesday at the Statehouse. Republicans control bo ...

  Associated Press   2/8/2012 10:54 AM   

BELTON -- Authorities say a tractor trailer crashed and flipped over in Anderson County, causing an explosion and spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline onto the road. Authorities say the driver was traveling south near Belton on Tuesday when hi ...

Associated Press     2/8/2012 12:41 AM   

Bullet removed from man after 12 years ORANGEBURG (AP) -- A doctor in Orangeburg has removed a bullet that was lodged in a man's back for more than a decade. The Times and Democrat reports that authorities aren't sure why the 32-year-old man went ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   2/8/2012 12:37 AM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina drivers can buy religious license plates that feature three crosses and a sunrise, 22 years after a federal judge declared a previous legislative effort for the "I Believe" tags unconstitutional. The new tags are sponsored ...

By MEG KINNARD   Associated Press   2/8/2012 12:36 AM   

COLUMBIA -- Attorneys for two of South Carolina's top legislators say legislative privileges protect their clients from testifying in a lawsuit over the state's new U.S. House districts. "State legislators and their staff possess an absolute privil ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   2/8/2012 12:32 AM   

COLUMBIA SEmD The South Carolina Senate voted Tuesday to eliminate the agency that handles much of the state's bureaucracy and put much of its duties under the governor's control. The 36-2 vote represented progress on an issue that has consumed the ...

Associated Press   Associated Press   2/7/2012 9:00 PM   

COLUMBIA (AP) -- A bill to eliminate the board that oversees South Carolina's Department of Transportation and give the governor full oversight of the agency is coming up for debate in a House committee. The House Judiciary Committee voted 16-4 on ...