After the dust settled on South Carolina’s statewide primaries on June 11, three Greenville County Council incumbents were ousted and two others could face a similar fate in the upcoming primary runoff later this month. Republicans Butch Kirven, Chris Harrison, and Mike Barnes lost primary races on Tuesday, which comes after a contentious year in […]
Gov. Henry McMaster endorsed incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, calling her a “fighter,” and said she has stood firm for the first congressional district. “She has stood with me every time I’ve asked,” McMaster said in a video released to Mace’s campaign on June 4. “In the months to come, we must all stand firm […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on South Carolina’s ballot for president. Just not as an independent. The Alliance Party of South Carolina nominated Kennedy to be the party’s presidential nominee during an executive committee meeting on May 20. “We have been disappointed in the two-party system for sometime, along with most Americans,” said Jim […]
K9 Bali, a 10-year-old Belgian malinois, crouches in the grass, waiting for his handler’s command. He knows that if he’s patient and obedient, he’ll get his reward. But it’s not treats or toys Bali’s after. He’s waiting for a chance to achieve what his handler, Sgt Josh Newsom, says is the ultimate reward for a […]
Even as Lexington County rolls out new requirements for short-term rentals around Lake Murray, some attractive options for a quick lakeside getaway are still available on sites like Airbnb and Vrbo. A pretty standard offering is the Blue Heron Bungalow south of Chapin, which offers an entire bungalow for the “vacation of your dreams.” It’s […]
A Richland County judge is keeping the state’s fetal heartbeat abortion ban at six weeks, despite Planned Parenthood’s effort to get the ban moved to nine weeks. In Judge Daniel Coble’s order denying a preliminary injunction, he cited the legislative intent of the law when lawmakers debated the ban. Legislators, both supporting and opposing the […]
State lawmakers are demanding accountability from South Carolina’s largest charter school district in light of concerns about its management, operations and spending of taxpayer dollars. Bipartisan groups of lawmakers from both chambers this week asked state authorities to conduct audits of the Charter Institute at Erskine, a taxpayer-funded affiliate of Erskine College that oversees more […]
Asked repeatedly Sunday while appearing on Meet the Press, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott would not say if he would commit to accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election. Scott, South Carolina’s junior senator, is reportedly under consideration to be Trump’s vice presidential nominee. Scott’s own campaign for president did not gain traction despite bringing […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A longtime member of the Louisiana State Civil Service Commission has announced his plans to retire. John McLure has served on the commission since 2001. According to a news release, McLure was appointed to the State Civil Service Commission after he was nominated by Louisiana College and appointed by Gov. […]
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, whose 2020 endorsement is credited with helping Joe Biden win the presidency, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Clyburn, a Santee Democrat, is one of 19 people receiving the award at a ceremony Friday afternoon. “Through three decades in the House, Rep. Clyburn has transformed […]
The retirement benefits for the state attorney general would improve, under a proposal sitting in the House. Lawmakers are considering a bill to move the attorney general into the more lucrative Judges and Solicitors Retirement System and out of the South Carolina Retirement System. It’s a move that would cost the state an additional $95,000 […]
Teacher vacancies in South Carolina have nearly tripled since 2019, reaching a record 1,613 to begin the 2023-2024 school year, and the negative impacts on students, families and educators are growing. One such impact has been the loss of daily access to quality instruction for many students. Districts facing educator shortages have increasingly been forced […]