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South Carolina lawmakers have earned only $10,400 annually for the past 25 years—and now want a $18,000 bump in their stipends

The South Carolina Senate has voted what is effectively an $18,000-a-year pay raise into the state's spending plan for the next budget year.

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South Carolina senators are trying to give their state treasurer the boot over a $1.8 billion accounting error

“He's a liar that was so concerned with his public appearance that he would do and say anything to cover up his mistake,” Sen. Stephen Goldfinch...

21.04.2025 2

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A $1.8 billion accounting error snowballed over 10 years in South Carolina—and could cost the state’s treasurer his job

For the first time in over two centuries as a U.S. state, South Carolina lawmakers are going to try to remove a statewide elected official from...

03.04.2025 20

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Volkswagen-backed EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers online but can’t do it in its home state

In a world where almost everything can be bought online, automobiles remain an exception.

07.02.2025 20

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Wife of a flight attendant killed in the American Airlines-helicopter crash says he was put on the plane after a last-minute schedule change: ‘We believe he was supposed to be on that flight’

Ian Epstein was one of the 67 victims in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

06.02.2025 4

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Monkeys escape medical research lab for the fourth time—over 40 are currently on the loose

It marks the fourth time since 2014 that primates have escaped the facility. Dozens escaped most recently in 2018.

07.11.2024 3

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Supplies for North Carolina arrive by plane, truck and mule as Hurricane Helene’s death toll tops 130

White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall suggested as many as 600 people hadn’t been accounted for as of Monday afternoon, saying...

01.10.2024 3

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South Carolina parents can’t spend public money on private schools anymore

South Carolina's law allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates the constitution, the state's highest court ruled.

12.09.2024 20

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South Carolina lawmakers have earned only $10,400 annually for the past 25 years—and now want a $18,000 bump in their stipends

Jeffrey Collins

South Carolina senators are trying to give their state treasurer the boot over a $1.8 billion accounting error

Jeffrey Collins

A $1.8 billion accounting error snowballed over 10 years in South Carolina—and could cost the state’s treasurer his job

Jeffrey Collins

Volkswagen-backed EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers online but can’t do it in its home state

Jeffrey Collins

Wife of a flight attendant killed in the American Airlines-helicopter crash says he was put on the plane after a last-minute schedule change: ‘We believe he was supposed to be on that flight’

Jeffrey Collins

Monkeys escape medical research lab for the fourth time—over 40 are currently on the loose

Jeffrey Collins

Supplies for North Carolina arrive by plane, truck and mule as Hurricane Helene’s death toll tops 130

Jeffrey Collins

South Carolina parents can’t spend public money on private schools anymore

Jeffrey Collins