The former state economic development leader who wrote a letter seeking permission to fly with his boss on more expensive seats says there was no intention of extending that benefit to governors.

North Korean President Kim Jong Il has pardoned two U.S. journalists, state-run news agency KCNA said Tuesday. Earlier in the day, former President Clinton met Kim in North Korea.

South Carolina legislators are planning a closer look at Gov. Mark Sanford’s travel spending, saying it doesn’t square with state law requiring flying in cheap seats.

A group of students from the Sunshine State are revving the engine on their solar-powered racer.

When Terri Neill and Ricky Holmes dropped off some trash in front a Montgomery, Alabama landfill Saturday they stumbled across some folders.

Votes taken in the South Carolina House will now be recorded the way legislators actually vote.

The governor spoke to reporters Friday in Chicago hours after members of the House voted 114-1 to impeach him.

Sundown this evening marks the start of Hannukah, the eight-day Jewish holiday that commemorates a military victory over the Greeks.

State lawmakers don’t go back into session until next month, but they’re already filing bills that could have a big impact on you if they become law.

Some South Carolina lawmakers will go without travel and expense payments for additional weeks next year because of the state’s budget troubles.
   

The state’s economic forecasting board is meeting to review how far tax collections have fallen behind estimates in the midst of a national recession.

Governor Mark Sanford today announced a three-part proposal to spur job creation and capital investment by cutting income taxes for individuals and corporations.

The Republican governor has a news conference planned at a solar power company in Greer Tuesday morning.

South Carolina prison officials and a religious advocacy group for inmates want to make sure the children of prisoners aren’t forgotten this Christmas.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the potential of a terrorist attack remains the greatest threat facing the United States.