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April 12, 2020 — Made by humans, not machines.
Longtime South Carolina Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman orchestrated a Republican takeover of the state's Senate nearly 20 years ago and has played political rainmaker ever since. He wants to hang onto that power a while longer. Read more
Real-time stats and the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak in SC and beyond, compiled by our reporters and editors. Read more
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Crisis is 'threatening the ability to keep our doors open'
All hospitals are struggling with the COVID-19 global pandemic as usual patient care ground to a halt and expenses soared. Across South Carolina, hospitals were only 53 percent full on Thursday. Rural hospitals, often in a perilous position already, face a greater challenge.
Coronavirus and real estate market
Open houses are shut down, walk-throughs are almost nonexistent and closings are expected to pale as the health crisis persists. On the flip side, low interest rates are fueling a refinancing booms.
Beyond the headlines
Today will be an Easter like no other across Charleston, across South Carolina and across the United States and the world, but any sense of grief over the loss of the holiday's usual traditions must be be leavened by both hope and joy.
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"Self-isolating due to a pandemic" is not one of the absentee voting allowances specifically spelled out in SC, but couldn't the stay-at-home order arguably be considered forced vacation? Read more
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In the past three weeks, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce has been overrun with more than 180,000 people seeking jobless benefits amid the pandemic. It's taken weeks for restaurant workers, hotel staffers and manufacturing employees who would normally qualify for unemployment to start receiving assistance.
George Riley Dreher, 31, was arrested on charges of driving under suspension and failure to stop for blue lights causing bodily injury.
As new coronavirus cases are identified around South Carolina, authorities said Friday they are working hard to protect inmates at the state's jails and prisons — and the staff who supervise them.
A study keeping track of rental delinquencies showed nearly one-third of households had not paid their rent by April 5, but the study's authors warned against making too much of early data that is expected to improve. Read more
Even with a three-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Carolina could still have a $750 million surplus for the upcoming fiscal year Read more
"Self-isolating due to a pandemic" is not one of the absentee voting allowances specifically spelled out in SC, but couldn't the stay-at-home order arguably be considered forced vacation? Read more
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