South Carolina lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost their crops in last year’s massive floods. The 112-2 vote on …
With dozens of farmers in the lobby and lawmakers cheering every speech, the South Carolina House on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost their crops …
Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a bill Monday that would send $40 million in aid to South Carolina farmers, saying farmers may complain loudly, but don’t need a bailout that isn’t being offered to all small businesses. The veto sets up …
A former South Carolina lawmaker who was once a rising star in the Republican party and was getting noticed by the governor at conservative gatherings is heading to prison for more than three years for money laundering. Thad Viers’ three-year …
Getting more money to South Carolina roads was a top priority of the governor, lawmakers and businesses for this year. But with one day left in the 2015 session, the road funding bill appeared dead on the Senate floor. There …
A lawyer for a former South Carolina House member said he may not have realized what he was doing was wrong when he moved around the assets of a businessman who an insurance company was pursuing after he defaulted on …
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as signed into law a bill requiring more people convicted of driving under the influence to install a device that won’t let their vehicles start if the drivers have been drinking. The governor enacted what …
More people died on South Carolina roads in 2012 than the previous year, the second year in a row the state saw a year-over-year increase. The state Highway Patrol’s preliminary reports show 833 deaths on South Carolina highways and roads …
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a man’s privacy was not violated when his wife’s daughter-in-law managed to get into his email and find out the name of his lover because the messages remained in his inbox. In their …
A chemical company committed seven serious violations and was fined more than $23,000 after a ruptured hose caused an ammonia leak that killed a passing motorist in July, South Carolina workplace safety officials announced. Southampton, Pa.-based Tanner Industries didn’t have …
