The Palmetto Scoop

The man tasked with tracking all $2.8 billion in federal stimulus funds slated for South Carolina is working hard to make sure that every dollar is spent as intended.

More than 130 years after Reconstruction ended, South Carolina’s official Legislative Manual still refers to elected officials from the period with derogatory descriptions.

The State Media Company ran a quarter-page ad this week congratulating the Gamecocks for “recording at least a .500 record in all three sports in the same season.”

When three members of the New Black Panther Party were arrested on Election Day 2008 for allegedly trying to threaten voters, it seemed like a pretty clear violation of the Voting Rights Act.

E-mail, instant messaging, file sharing and software development may all be blended into one simple service under a new program demonstrated by Google Thursday.

The latest editorial cartoon from award-winning TPS contributor Mike Beckom tackles the idea that suicide bombers get 72 virgins in the afterlife.

More than 100 students packed into Kelly Payne’s current issues class at Dutch Fork High School Wednesday for an incredibly rare visit from the governor of South Carolina.

SLED announced Wednesday that Chief John Revels of Fort Lawn had been arrested and charged with misconduct in office.

A number of taxpayer watchdog groups are outraged that a South Carolina Congressman used thousands of taxpayer dollars to pay for a gubernatorial campaign mail piece. And they’re letting him know it.

FOX News Channel host Dave Briggs shouldn’t be faulted for noticing that Ainsley Earhardt is gorgeous. He should, however, have waited until the cameras weren’t rolling to check her out.