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SC Senate Effort To Put Candidates On Ballots Dead

A Senate effort to put candidates back on June primary ballots is dead.

05/09/2012 7:49 PM

Some SC School Buses In Use Since Reagan

Local school board members are worried about the possibility of taking over a school bus system that has buses that are 15 years old more older.

05/09/2012 6:08 PM
Obama Announces Support For Gay Marriage Following NC Vote

President Barack Obama says he now supports same-sex marriage, ending months of equivocation on a subject with powerful election-year consequences.

05/09/2012 3:18 PM
Registration Deadline For June Primaries Fast Approaching

The South Carolina Election Commission says you must be registered by May 12.

05/09/2012 1:43 PM
Attorney To Ask For South Carolina Primary Delay

An attorney behind a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots.

05/09/2012 9:39 AM
Double Agent Hands al-Qaida Its 3rd Failed Bombing

The would-be suicide bomber actually worked for the CIA and Saudi intelligence agencies.

05/09/2012 5:15 AM
NC Voters Approve 'Amendment One', Bans Gay Marriage

The constitutional amendment prohibits same-sex or civil unions.

05/08/2012 11:45 PM
Wife of U.S. Rep. Scolds SC Senator At Statehouse

The Senate Judiciary Committee's attempt to put candidates back on primary ballots sparked a heated exchange between a Republican senator and a congressman's wife.

05/08/2012 4:09 PM
Santorum Set To Endorse Romney

Rick Santorum is endorsing his one-time bitter rival Mitt Romney in a late-night e-mail to his supporters.

05/07/2012 11:49 PM
Ruling Leaves Incumbents Unchallenged and Some Races Vacant

A ruling by the SC Supreme Court leaves many incumbents unchallenged and some races vacant in the June primary elections. On Tuesday, lawmakers will discuss an emergency measure in hopes of restoring disqualified candidates to the ballot.

05/07/2012 6:51 PM
Ousting Leaves Legislative Seats With No Primary

The removal of 55 candidates seeking legislative office from the June ballot leaves 20 additional House and Senate seats without a primary contest. That includes several seats with no Democrat or Republican left.

05/07/2012 6:39 PM
Voters In The Carolinas Head To The Polls Tuesday

North and South Carolina primary elections are Tuesday and a number of races and issues have people watching closely.

05/07/2012 12:27 PM
Al-Qaida Releases Video of American Hostage

The terror group says 70-year-old Warren Weinstein will be killed unless President Obama agrees to their demands.

05/07/2012 5:19 AM
Gingrich Says He Will Help Romney Campaign

But former House Speaker scoffs at any notion of being Romney's vice presidential running mate.

05/06/2012 11:59 PM
Senate Seeks to Amend Bill To Allow Hunters to Shoot Hogs, Coyotes At Night

The SC House of Representatives has already passed a bill that would allow anyone with a permit to have open season and kill hogs coyotes and armadillo's any way they can including at night.

05/04/2012 6:29 PM
Parties: Nearly 200 Candidates Nixed From Ballots

State officials say nearly 200 candidates improperly filed financial paperwork and are being left off ballots for South Carolina's June 12 primary.

05/04/2012 1:44 PM
SC Senate candidate sues to stop filing deadline

A federal lawsuit has been filed over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that officials say could keep hundreds of candidates from appearing on ballots for the state's June 12 primaries.

05/04/2012 10:46 AM
US hiring slows sharply with just 115K jobs added

The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, but only because more people gave up looking for work.

05/04/2012 10:18 AM
Bill to Ban SC Prisoners from Facebook, Social Media Getting Changes

A bill that would have made it illegal for South Carolina prison inmates to have social media accounts, like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, is being changed because of concerns about enforcement and unintended consequences.

05/03/2012 6:03 PM
Got A Legal Question? WSPA Hosting Ask-A-Lawyer Thursday Evening

7 On Your Side is teaming up with the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division starting at 5 p.m.

05/03/2012 4:02 PM
SC House Ethics Panel Clears Governor Haley Of Charges

Gov. Nikki Haley has been cleared of charges she violated ethics laws while a member of the South Carolina House.

05/02/2012 6:03 PM
Gingrich Ends White House Bid, Will Remain Engaged

As expected, the former House speaker has bowed out of the Republican presidential contest just short of a year after he got into the race. He says it was "an amazing year" for him, his wife, Callista, and his entire family.

05/02/2012 3:39 PM
Gingrich To End Presidential Campaign Wednesday

At an event Wednesday afternoon, Newt Gingrich plans to drop out of the Presidential race.

05/02/2012 12:12 PM
SC House Approves Changes To Rules For Ethics Investigations

They gave key approval Tuesday to a rules change that would open those investigations to the public if there's probable cause of wrongdoing.

05/01/2012 5:27 PM
Gov. Haley Upset Over Changes to Bill to Create Joint Governor-Lt. Governor Tickets

The South Carolina Senate has approved a resolution asking voters whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run on the same ticket, but not until 2018.

04/27/2012 6:22 PM