Voting group asks S. Carolina court to order redraw of US House districts that lean too Republican
Read full article: Voting group asks S. Carolina court to order redraw of US House districts that lean too RepublicanA group that works to protect and expand voting rights is asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to order lawmakers to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts because they lean too far Republican.
Longest currently serving state senator in US plans to retire in South Carolina
Read full article: Longest currently serving state senator in US plans to retire in South CarolinaThe longest currently serving state senator in the U.S. doesn’t plan to run for office again this year in South Carolina.
Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust himAttorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want to call jurors and others back into the courtroom in an effort to get a new trial.
SC Senate OKs bill barring 'foreign adversary' land holdings
Read full article: SC Senate OKs bill barring 'foreign adversary' land holdingsSouth Carolina's Republican-controlled Senate is moving to bar citizens of a “foreign adversary” from buying property in the state in an anti-espionage measure that critics fear will chill overseas investments over outsize concerns.
In 2024 campaign, kingmaker role again for South Carolina?
Read full article: In 2024 campaign, kingmaker role again for South Carolina?South Carolina is accustomed to increased attention in the years leading up to presidential elections, given that the state has hosted the South’s first voting contests for several of the last cycles.
Maid's son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death
Read full article: Maid's son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her deathProsecutors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial are asking a judge to allow jurors to hear from the son of the family's housekeeper who says Murdaugh promised to take care of them when she died in a fall, but kept a $4 million settlement for himself.
Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son
Read full article: Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his sonA state agent is insisting he heard a possible confession from Alex Murdaugh even after defense attorneys for the disgraced South Carolina lawyer slowed the audio down at his double murder trial.