Category: South Carolina

Haley Won’t Drop Out If She Loses South Carolina, Plans to Spend Half a Million in Michigan

Peter D'Abrosca
Nikki Haley

The lone remaining Republican challenger to former President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential primary says she will not drop out of the race even if she loses the Saturday primary in her home state of South Carolina. 

“Some of you — perhaps a few of you in the media — came here today to see if I’m dropping out of the race. Well, I’m not. Far from it, and I’m here to tell you why,” Nimrata “Nikki” Haley said at a campaign stop in Greenville. “I’m running for President because we have a country to save. Since the star of my campaign, I’ve been focused on the real issues our country faces. The ones that determine whether America with thrive or spiral out.”

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Candidates Ready for South Carolina GOP Presidential Primary

The Center Square

Republican presidential primary voters will head to the polls in South Carolina on Saturday to choose their pick for president.

Former president Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in polls over Nikki Haley, the state’s former governor who later served as a United Nations ambassador.

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South Carolina County Announces Arrests in Two Cold Cases

Peter D'Abrosca
Hobart Lewis

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Friday morning announced arrests in two cold case killings that had gone unsolved. 

The first solved case was that of Charity Sutherland. 

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Gov. McMaster Signs Bill to Ban ESG from South Carolina’s Retirement System

The Center Square
Gov. Henry McMaster

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ceremonially signed a measure mandating the state’s retirement system to consider only “pecuniary factors” when making investment decisions.

H.3690, the ESG Pension Protection Act, effectively bans the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission from weighing environmental, social and governance factors and orders the system to maximize the highest rate of return for beneficiaries. The state House passed the measure by a 103-5 margin, while the state Senate passed it 45-0.

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South Carolina House Passes Clean Constitutional Carry Bill

The Center Square

The South Carolina House advanced a clean Constitutional Carry bill, returning the measure to the state Senate and potentially setting up another showdown.

The state House rejected a Senate-amended version of H.3594, the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023. In a letter, the head of a pro-gun rights group said Senate-introduced amendments violate the Second Amendment.

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Trump Announces Get-Out-the-Vote Rally in North Charleston

Peter D'Abrosca
Donald Trump in South Carolina 2024

Former President Donald Trump will hold a Get Out the Vote Rally Wednesday in North Charleston. 

The event will be held at the Charleston Area Convention Center, and attendees are encouraged to register for the event on Trump’s campaign website. 

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Former President Trump ‘Honored’ to be Endorsed by 102 Faith Leaders in South Carolina

Kaitlin Housler
Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump has been endorsed by more than 100 faith leaders in South Carolina ahead of the state’s Republican presidential primary on February 24.

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Trump Leads Haley by Wide Margin in South Carolina, Mace Draws No-Show Primary Challenger

Peter D'Abrosca
Trump Leads Haley in SC

As the February 24 Republican primary elections approach in South Carolina, former President Donald J. Trump has a commanding lead in the polls against his only challenger, former South Carolina Governor Nimrata “Nikki” Haley.

According to the poll aggregator FiveThirtyEight, Trump is dominating Haley on her own home turf by a margin of about 65 percent to Haley’s 32 percent. 

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