November 05, 2009

SC Supreme Court Denies Governor’s Request to Keep Investigation Secret

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Mark Sanford cannot keep secret the Ethics Commission’s investigation of him.


September 14, 2009

Gov. Sanford Visits Careers Program, Talks Unemployment

Gov. Mark Sanford visited Swansea High to learn more about its successful Jobs for America’s Graduates program. He also answered our questions about what he’s doing about the state’s high unemployment rate.


August 21, 2009

Sanford Impeachment Talk Getting Louder Among Lawmakers

There’s more talk among members of the South Carolina House about the possibility of an impeachment article against Gov. Mark Sanford making it to the House floor.


July 07, 2009

State GOP Censures Gov. Sanford; SC Democrats Say GOP Vote Gives Sanford Cover

Fellow Republicans have censured South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford after he left the state last month on a secret trip to Argentina to meet his mistress.  SC Democratic leaders say its a meaningless move.


June 29, 2009

State Rep. Says He is Concern A.G. Won’t Investigate Sanford

State representative H. Boyd Brown (District 41) has written a letter to the attorney general asking the AG to investigate Gov. Sanford’s use of public funds.


June 26, 2009

Gov. Sanford Speaks To 7 After Mtg With Cabinet

State senator Jake Knott says he has asked SLED to investigated the Governor and his office.

AP: Sanford Sought More Time In Argentina During Commerce Trip

State officials say South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford asked for extra economic development meetings in Argentina during a trip that brought him to Buenos Aires, where his mistress lived.

AP: Sanford’s Wife Found Letter From Mistress in January

Jenny Sanford says she discovered her husband’s affair in January when she found a letter to the governor from his mistress.


June 25, 2009

Spartanburg Herald Journal Calls For Gov. Sanford’s Resignation

The editorial board wrote “Mark Sanford cannot navigate a deep and painful personal crisis and lead the state through its economic crisis at the same time. He should resign.


May 26, 2009

Governor Sanford Asks Federal Judge to Move Stimulus Lawsuit

Gov. Mark Sanford is asking a federal judge to move a lawsuit over stimulus money out of the state Supreme Court and into federal court.


May 14, 2009

SC Legislature Passes Budget That Uses Stimulus Money

The South Carolina Senate gave its final approval Wednesday afternoon to next year’s budget, which requires the governor to request federal stimulus money.


May 12, 2009

Does Lean State Budget Still Contain Pork?

State lawmakers are wrapping up work on next year’s state budget, which the governor says contains wasteful spending and inefficiency.


April 14, 2009

New Legislation Would Require Governor to Request Stimulus Money

State Sen. Vincent Sheheen introduced a resolution Tuesday that would require Gov. Mark Sanford to request all of the federal stimulus money slated for South Carolina.


March 26, 2009

Education Secretary: Stimulus Money Will Get To SC Schools

In a live online chat with the USA Today Thursday morning, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said South Carolina will receive the $700 million in stimulus money despite Governor Mark Sanford declining the funding.


March 10, 2009

House Speaker Says This Is The Year for Cigarette Tax Increase

Speaker of the SC House Bobby Harrell thinks this is the year that the state finally raises its lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax from 7 cents a pack.

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