Joseph Bustos
State Government Politics Reporter at The State
State Gov, Politics reporter @thestate, previous: @bellevillenewsd, et al @MedillSchool alum. Miami, FL native. [email protected]. Not State Rep @JoeBustos19
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thestate.com | Joseph Bustos
Myra Reece, a career environmental official in South Carolina, was nominated to be director of the Department of Environmental Services by Gov. Henry McMaster. She received a confirmation recommendation from the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on April 15 and won full Senate approval April 30.
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thestate.com | Joseph Bustos
Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks about a human trafficking victim protection bill before a ceremonial bill signing in the lobby of the State House on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Tracy Glantz [email protected] COLUMBIA, S.C.As Attorney General Alan Wilson prepares to join the race for governor, which he is expected to enter on Monday, that race would create a domino effect of people jumping into a race to succeed the state’s top prosecutor.
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thestate.com | Joseph Bustos
Rep. RJ May, facing federal charges and suspension, could be expelled from South Carolina House. Learn about potential special election in Lexington County.
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thestate.com | Joseph Bustos |John Monk
South Carolina Rep. RJ May, founder of the House Freedom Caucus, was arrested on Wednesday. Homeland Security raided his home in August 2024.
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thestate.com | John Monk |Joseph Bustos
Representative R.J. May, R-Lexington, watches as the South Carolina House of Representatives selects Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, as speaker on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Joshua Boucher [email protected] State Rep. RJ May, R-Lexington, has been charged with 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Fun fact: We're now less than one year away from the 2026 South Carolina statewide primaries.
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Since Trump’s reelection, 9 counties, all with Republican sheriffs, have signed 287(g) agreements. Marlboro County has a Democratic sheriff and has a pending agreement to participate in the 287(g) program. Trump lost the county in 2024 by 2 points. https://t.co/7ISvIf2mwG
34 State House members turned down the increase in in-district compensation by today's 9 am deadline, according to the House clerk. 3 state senators have turned down the increase. But senators do not have a deadline; they could turn it down at anytime, the Senate clerk said.
updated w/video SC state senator wants state’s highest court to stop lawmaker pay increase https://t.co/lTb5VDYxq8
