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November 04, 2008
Voting underway, voters reporting problems
Many voters have called the News 2 newsroom to report major issues at their polling places. We are checking in to each of them.
Mt. Pleasant polling locations packed
Polling locations across the Lowcountry are packed with voters eager to cast their ballot.
Decision Day in America
South Carolinians again get a chance to vote for president after months of relative quiet while the campaigns swirled through other states.
South Carolina’s largest newspapers endorse McCain
The Post and Courier of Charleston backed McCain in its Sunday editions. The State of Columbia and The Greenville News endorsed the Arizona senator last month.
November 03, 2008
One day to go for presidential candidates
After almost two years on the campaign trail, John McCain and Barack Obama will spend the final full day before Election Day trying to sway the last undecided voters.
October 30, 2008
Sanford to lay out plans for dealing with budget cuts
Sanford has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon to talk about the 60-page bill the Legislature passed last week.
October 29, 2008
Feds reminding voters to report irregularities
The toll free number for the Justice Department is 800-253-3931.
October 24, 2008
Governor should get finalized budget Friday
The South Carolina House and Senate are expected to ratify $488 million in spending cuts that strike deeply into spending at state colleges and health care programs.
October 23, 2008
Budget slashing in hands of senate
The Senate is taking up debate on $488 million in budget cuts that carve into health care and college budgets.
October 21, 2008
Colleges, health programs targeted for cuts
The stage has been set for South Carolina legislators to debate how they’ll cut $488 million in spending that mostly will affect colleges and health programs.
October 20, 2008
Statehouse special session begins today
Legislators will be back at their desks in Columbia to deal with plans to cut $488 million from the state’s $7 billion budget.
October 17, 2008
Ketner beating Brown in fundraising
Through the end of September, Ketner had raised just over $850,000, compared to about $760,000 for Brown.
October 15, 2008
Sanford touring state pushing spending limits
Gov. Mark Sanford and Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom are talking up state spending limits in a two day, 10-stop tour of the state.
October 08, 2008
Council approves new chief
Charleston City Council has approved Mayor Joe Riley’s choice of Thomas Carr to head the city’s fire department.
September 24, 2008
Demint, Graham differ on bailout
South Carolina’s senators are on different sides of the financial rescue package being pushed to ease a financial meltdown on Wall Street.
September 17, 2008
Ex-convicts and voting
The ACLU and South Carolina Progressive Network at a news conference Wednesday will release survey results involving county election officials.
September 10, 2008
How politicians get your phone number
Your phone should be ringing more over the next two months. That’s because politicians will flood the phone lines with political calls.
September 05, 2008
Jesse Jackson Jr. to speak to Charleston NAACP
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will speak at the Charleston NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund Banquet, which has been rescheduled.
September 04, 2008
Live news conferences scheduled today
We will be streaming a few press conferences today regarding the tropical activity in the Atlantic. The schedule for these press conferences…...
September 02, 2008
Sanford monitoring Hanna from GOP Convention
Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer says the governor keeps in touch with emergency officials and is ready to return to the state if forecasters get a better idea that the storm may threaten South
Carolina.
August 27, 2008
Democratic Convention and Lowcountry Issues
Thursday night, Sen. Barack Obama gets his chance to address the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and the scene will move to an outdoor stadium.
