South Carolina Government News

Just 18 percent of South Carolina's elementary and middle schools met federal education goals this year as improved student achievement on tests taken in the spring failed to keep pace with raised standards for ...

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is threatening to force legislators back to Columbia to deal with the sputtering economy.

Governor Mark Sanford will hold a news conference Tuesday, September 30, 2008 to discuss the possibility of calling the legislature back into session to deal with targeted budget cuts if they do not commit to ...

COLUMBIA -- The head of the state Department of Public Safety says he has been meeting with Highway Patrol troopers to instill ethics standards during his first 90 days on the job in the wake of videos showing ...

To find a DHEC flu vaccine clinic, visit www.scdhec.gov/flu/clinics.asp . The cost is $25. Medicare and Medicaid will cover for those who are eligible.

South Carolina health officials say enough flu vaccine has been ordered this year for everyone who is recommended to get a shot.

Senate and House budget writers say in a letter they'll put together plans to make specific cuts in agency programs and spending, and they are asking the governor to make recommendations of his own.

The state agency that oversees Medicaid in South Carolina says it's eliminating a program aimed at preventing teen pregnancy.

Turmoil in the realm of high finance has triggered investor alarm, costly federal intervention and calls for an overdue return to practical economic basics.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has written a letter to Jasper County residents saying a project to build a port owned by Georgia and South Carolina along the Savannah River is on track.

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina and North Carolina chapters of the NAACP called the Confederate flag that flies on Statehouse grounds here a symbol of evil and terrorism and said Monday they will join in their ...

September 15, 2008 - According to a release, Governor Mark Sanford, Monday, called for restrictions on non-essential state travel, as well as continued work to make it easier to get fuel into South Carolina.

Gov. Mark Sanford received a report this morning detailing what steps South Carolina should take to address climate change.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's All-Health Team is currently accepting applications for its 2008-2009 season.

The nation's health care system can't be overhauled without first addressing preventable health problems, particularly obesity, former Arkansas Gov.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday said the state Legislature needs to target its budget cuts instead of instituting a 3% across-the-board cut of $188 million, which a state budget panel approved last ...

Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer says South Carolina needs an alert system to quickly find seniors who wander off because they suffer from Alzheimer's or dementia.

The rate of new HIV infections among blacks in South Carolina was six times higher than among all other races combined in 2006, according to new estimates released Friday by the South Carolina Department of ...

Motorists line up to get gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike as the shut down of refineries sent fuel prices soaring.

The FBI says violent crime has increased in South Carolina despite a dip nationwide.