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Former U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond was among 16 names proposed for possible removal from University of South Carolina buildings by a special panel examining historical figures' racially insensitive records.
COVID UPDATE
South Carolina is removing some of the state's last COVID-19 restrictions as Gov. Henry McMaster lifted mandatory limits on mass gatherings and late-night restaurant alcohol sales effective March 1.
Columbia restaurant and bar owners were largely pleased with the news that Gov. Henry McMaster’s 11 p.m. alcohol curfew will be waved starting…
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A few weeks after judicial elections inflamed racial tensions in the Statehouse, a contested race for a spot on the University of South Carolina's board of trustees threatens to exacerbate the issue, as some lawmakers have criticized efforts to oust one of the only Black trustees from his post.
The former Wells Fargo bank building in Columbia's Five Points is for sale for more than $4 million.
After almost a year of trying, business groups successfully shepherded a bill through the South Carolina Senate on Feb. 25 that would shield them from COVID-19 lawsuits by customers and workers if they follow safety guidelines.
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SC STATEHOUSE
The measure from state Rep. RJ May, R-Lexington, comes in response to a bill Democrats recently introduced in Congress that would prevent any former president who has been impeached twice by the U.S. House from getting buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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