...Reform on Tuesday.The council recently released a report about the 420 legislative appointments made by South Carolina's General Assembly, saying that 147 are controlled by four legislators.Council President Ashley Landess will travel the...

There were some significant achievements in this year's session of South Carolina's General Assembly, but they've been overshadowed by two significant disappointments. One of the disappointments - the absence of a tough bill...

Education is always a top issue for any state legislature, but a concomitant issue sure to come up in South Carolina's General Assembly this session is the public school calendar. There is a movement afoot, particularly in the coastal communities...

...accepting less, he said, the Legislature has "to bend over backward to create new jobs." Members of South Carolina's General Assembly say they're focused on funding state government despite an estimated $350 million shortfall, but it's...

...less about the minutiae - they just want to know how it will affect them, for better or for worse. When South Carolina's General Assembly began the year with a $350 million shortfall, it looked like families could lose a lot in government services...

South Carolina's General Assembly will decide whether to adopt guidelines to create a joint governing authority for water resources shared by other states. The...

...pastime. And like most striper fishermen, he likes to put out lots of rods - sometimes two dozen or more. South Carolina's General Assembly, meanwhile, is mulling a bill to limit the number of rods in that state's waters - which include half...

...principal of Glenn Hills High School. SOUTH CAROLINAFemale pages told to mind dress COLUMBIA - Just as South Carolina's General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn for the year, female pages in the House were given a new dress code: No more...

...Murphy, D-Bremen, and Gov. (and trial lawyer) Roy Barnes hold sway. But fairness could prevail during South Carolina's General Assembly session - assuming Gov. Jim Hodges won't interfere with what would be a very unpopular veto. Two respected...

Pro-Confederate and anti-Confederate battle flag groups are both gearing up for another fight in South Carolina's General Assembly this year. It's not going to happen. This issue is like the crazy aunt in the attic, but lawmakers...