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SC senator wants misplaced $1.8B kept in ‘lockbox’ earning interest until mystery solved

March 6, 2024

Mystery money earned $194M in interest since 2017 while sitting in an account where it doesn’t belong By Jessica Holdman SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — The…

Digging deeper, it’s not just an attack on women

February 28, 2024

By Carol Lucas As I sat the other day and tried to absorb the latest debacle in the continuous rampage on a woman’s reproductive…

A struggle we are slowly, grudgingly, collectively winning

February 28, 2024

By Scott Graber At first glance the International African American Museum resembles nothing more than an elevated, white marble shoe box, set down beside…

Legislators consider changes as bar owners say insurance costs driving them out of business

February 21, 2024

At issue is insurance state law requires SC bars and restaurants buy to serve alcohol By Abraham Kenmore SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — Bar and restaurant…

House, Senate GOP trade insults as reform fight stalls judicial elections

February 21, 2024

By Jessica Holdman SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — In another Statehouse showdown, South Carolina’s House speaker is blaming senators for blocking the elections of 24 circuit…