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"The regulations are going to be key to meet family needs and child safety, along with quality," said S.C. House Education Committee Chairwoman Shannon Erickson.

Will the S.C. Legislature change the way most judges are vetted and elected in South Carolina? A debate is raging in the Statehouse over how much influence legislators should have in who becomes a state judge.

House Ethics Committee Chairman Jay Jordan said that in light of the court ruling, so-called special interest caucuses can now operate similar to traditional caucuses.

The S.C. Senate's five female senators will be honored Oct. 29 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston.

The city of Columbia and state lawmakers broke ground Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, on the redevelopment of Finlay Park.

A special election to fill the S.C. Senate seat previously held by the late Sen. John Scott will be Jan. 2, 2024.

A federal judge in South Carolina has reiterated her June ruling that laws governing the organizing, fundraising and election activities of caucuses must apply to all legislative caucuses.

S.C. Sen. John Scott died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, after the Richland County Democrat was admitted to the cardiovascular unit at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Republican S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson met with lawmakers in July to get their response to removing their membership from the Judicial Merit Selection Commission.

March 22, 2022 — Remarks from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, at the start of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing; a look at some of the bills currently moving through the South Carolina Senate; an update about this year's congressional primary races; and more.