The insurance industry hopes a 21,000-square-foot lab in rural South Carolina can help revolutionize the way homes are built and stem the cost of Mother Nature’s disasters. Officials at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety say the wake …
A new South Carolina law provides police K-9 units some protection in court. Until last month, the state’s strict liability statute for dog bites meant criminal suspects could almost certainly collect a settlement if a police dog bit them, regardless …
South Carolina legislators say they’re willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent another massive security breach in state government, once they have a handle on what’s necessary. House and Senate leaders of both parties say cyber security will be …
A former state senator has expanded his lawsuit over the hacking of millions of South Carolina tax returns to include a separate state agency and private data security company. Spartanburg attorney John Hawkins added Trustwave and the Division of State …
The leaders of groups representing teachers and state employees asked the state Supreme Court this week to take up its lawsuit against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley. The lawsuit challenges the Budget and Control Board’s decision last week …
The South Carolina House this week overrode Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill that would provide an agency with new, safer equipment to fight wildfires. Meanwhile, the House upheld her veto of a measure meant to help former convicts …
South Carolina law enforcement officers said they hope a new state law will cut down on thieves destroying air-conditioning units, farm equipment and other property to sell the copper inner parts for scrap. Most of the state’s 46 sheriffs are …
A federal jury awarded $10 million this week to the family of a North Carolina teenager who died after a police officer shocked him with a Taser at the grocery store where he worked, according to court documents. The jury …
The director of the South Carolina agency that oversees much of state government operations has resigned, six months after Gov. Nikki Haley picked her for the job, to take a role in government in her home state of Texas. Texas …
South Carolina firefighters urged legislators this week to uphold a construction code requiring that new homes be equipped with fire sprinklers in a debate that pits safety against cost. They urged senators to defeat a bill, pushed by the Home …
