Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mullins McLeod said Thursday, the state should remove the Confederate battle flag from the State House dome because it is hurting the state's recruitment of industry.
McLeod, a Charleston attorney, unveiled his jobs plan centering on tax cuts, small business assistance and creating so-called "green" jobs.
"The Confederate [...]
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has sent out a letter supporting state Rep. Rex Rice's bid for the Congress in the 3rd Congressional District.
Huckabee's letter asks supporters to donate money to Rex' campaign, and touts his positions on social issues, federal spending and taxes.
The two have long been [...]
Former House majority leader Rick Quinn said he will run for the Lexington County House seat being vacated by Rep. Ted Pitts next year.
Quinn was a leading advocate for statewide tax reform, and despite a commission currently studying the tax code and a 2006 statewide property tax relief plan, there [...]
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a Columbia Democrat, said Tuesday he doesn't see any point in having a federal Navy brig in North Charleston is it's not used to hold detainees.
Recent media reports have surfaced that the White House may soon send Guantanamo Bay detainees to the state although [...]
Kathleen Parker, the S.C.-based conservative syndicated columnist, will speak at the University of South Carolina on Nov. 19.
Parker, whose columns appear in The State, has been invited by the School of Journalism and Mass Communications for its Buchheit Family Lecture Series.
[...]State Sen. Larry Grooms has won an early endorsement in his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination from two S.C. "Tea Party" activists.
The campaign announced Tuesday that organizers of the grass-roots, limited government activists had endorsed Grooms."While other Republicans were enjoying the pork and hiding their votes, Senator Grooms was [...]
State Sen. Larry Grooms has won an early endorsement in his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination from S.C. "Tea Party" activists.
The campaign announced Tuesday that organizers of the grass-roots, limited government activists had endorsed Grooms."While other Republicans were enjoying the pork and hiding their votes, Senator Grooms was building [...]
U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett said he has sponsored three bills preventing the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees from being transferred to South Carolina, after gubernatorial rivals criticized his request they co-sign a letter to President Barack Obama opposing the move.
Obama has said he intends to close Guantanamo Bay, which has [...]
But Haley, a Republican, noted that as a member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett has an opportunity to do more than write letters [...]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mullins McLeod has rejected a plea from Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett to write letters to President Barack Obama opposing the transfer of terrorism suspect to a North Charleston naval brig, telling Barrett to "take your letter and shove it."
Barrett, of Westminster, sent out his [...]
The first gubernatorial debate, featuring all ten candidates, will get underway in Orangeburg in the next few minutes. Each candidate will get one minute to answer. Each candidate gets a 30 second rebuttal. ETV will air the program at 8 p.m. today. Stay tuned...
[...]The open seats include the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Lexington County and part of Richland County, the 6th Congressional District, which includes most of Richland County and the Pee Dee and the 4th Congressional [...]
Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Kershaw, who is running for governor, has released a plan on how to bring more jobs to South Carolina. The plan includes overhauling the state's Chamber of Commerce, promoting the state's technical college system and developing rural communities.
To see the plan, go to http://vincentsheheen.com/issues/economy. [...]
