Richard Eckstrom

March 25, 2023 — A debrief of the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh; the latest on the resignation of embattled South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom over a $3.5 billion accounting error; a look at the potential economic impact of Scout Motor's production facility in the Palmetto State; and more.

Embattled South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom will resign next month after a $3.5 billion accounting error in the year-end financial report he oversaw.

The legislative fallout over a $3.5 billion accounting blunder by South Carolina's comptroller general took a new turn Tuesday as lawmakers moved to make his job a gubernatorial appointment instead of an elected position.

March 21, 2023 — Comments from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on former President Donald Trump's pending indictment; a recap of Nikki Haley's recent presidential campaign stop in Myrtle Beach; the latest on investigations into South Carolina's Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's $3.5 billion accounting error; and more.

In an un-precedented move Wednesday, March 15, a special committee of the State Senate recommended that the General Assembly remove from office Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom for "willful neglect" of duty.