Category: South Carolina

South Carolina Senate Approves Bill to Restrict Land Sales to ‘Foreign Adversaries’

March 28, 2023
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The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would partly ban companies or citizens of China and other so-called foreign adversaries from acquiring real property in the state. The bill was introduced after a Chinese biomedical company, AnPac, announced its agreement to pay $28 million for 500 acres in McCormick County. The state’s GOP-controlled…

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South Carolina School Offers Extra Reading Help, Just Not to White Students

March 24, 2023
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After spending months of late nights helping her son, as he struggled to learn to read, one South Carolina mom was thrilled to discover that her child’s school had a special program to help students who were falling behind. But after inquiring about the program, she was shocked to learn that he wouldn’t qualify for…

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Police: 5 Dead, Including 3 Kids, at South Carolina Home

March 22, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A former soldier shot and killed an active duty member of the U.S. Army and three children at a home in South Carolina before killing himself, officials said Wednesday. The three children and two men were found shot and killed on Whitetail Circle in Sumter around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sumter police said in a…

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Soldier Who Hijacked School Bus Found Not Guilty by Insanity

March 18, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—An Army trainee who left a base in South Carolina without permission last year and briefly held a group of children hostage at gunpoint aboard a school bus has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. The decision agreed to by prosecutors, defense attorneys and a judge means the 25-year-old New Jersey man…

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LIVE 6 PM ET: Nikki Haley Rallies in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

March 13, 2023
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley rallies with supporters in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 13, after a tour through Iowa. …

LIVE NOW: Nikki Haley Rallies in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

March 13, 2023
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley rallies with supporters in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 13, after a tour through Iowa. …

Nikki Haley Rallies in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

March 13, 2023
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley rallies with supporters in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 13, after a tour through Iowa. …

Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife, Son

March 3, 2023
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WALTERBORO, S.C.—South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. Murdaugh maintained his innocence when addressing the judge before sentencing. “I would never hurt my wife Maggie and I would never hurt my…

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Former South Carolina Attorney Sentenced to Life for Killing Wife and Son

March 3, 2023
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Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, a former attorney in South Carolina, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole on Friday, a day after he was found guilty of killing his wife and son on their family estate in 2021. Prosecutors said Murdaugh’s 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were killed at close…

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Businesses Must Adopt Digital Receipts Instead of Paper, Says California Bill

March 3, 2023
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Citing environmental factors and potential health risks, assembly member Phil Ting (D-Calif.) has reintroduced a bill pushing for the adoption of electronic receipts in the state while phasing out widely used paper receipts. AB 1347, also known as “Skip the Slip” bill, will require stores to make electronic receipts their default option. In case a…

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