Jeffrey Collins

4 days ago | live5news.com | Patrick Phillips |Mary Green |Jeffrey Collins

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - South Carolina’s Republican-dominated Senate will begin considering whether to remove the state’s treasurer from office in the wake of a $1.8 billion accounting error. Curtis Loftis, who is serving his fourth term as treasurer, faces a hearing on Monday before members of the state Senate. The hearing will start at noon and likely last several hours, with two senators, Sen. Larry Grooms, R – Berkeley, and Sen.

Jun 21, 2024 | live5news.com | Jeffrey Collins |Mary Green

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP/WCSC) - A budget compromise reached by a small group of lawmakers Friday means South Carolina will accelerate a planned income tax cut, raise the salaries of all teachers and state employees and send more money to adult and juvenile prisons. A conference committee agreed to the more than $13 billion spending plan for next budget year, sending it on to the House and Senate to approve at a special session Wednesday.

Jun 11, 2024 | live5news.com | Patrick Phillips |Steven Ardary |Jeffrey Collins

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - Voters who did not take advantage of the state’s two-week early voting period can cast their ballots in the South Carolina primaries Tuesday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the state. Click here to find your polling location and see your sample ballot. Some voters will select candidates for Congressional races as well as local races that include state lawmakers and sheriff’s races.

May 13, 2024 | live5news.com | Patrick Phillips |Mary Green |Jeffrey Collins

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans to assess state lawmakers’ accomplishments during the legislative session Monday afternoon. McMaster called a news conference for 2 p.m. Monday to discuss the end of the session. For some, this year’s session might be remembered for what didn’t happen. South Carolina remains one of just two states along with Wyoming to not have a hate crimes bill.

Mar 29, 2024 | wtoc.com | Jeffrey Collins |Patrick Phillips

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP/WCSC) - Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test the agency said the convicted killer flunked asked odd questions and confided he had just examined the notorious Dutch killer of an Alabama teen, throwing the results off. The name-check of Joran van der Sloot in court papers Thursday is just the latest strange twist in the case of Murdaugh, the disbarred lawyer who is serving a life sentence for murder in the deaths of his wife and son.