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Lawmakers call special session, could impeach Sanford

The 170 members of South Carolina General Assembly are coming back to Columbia for an extremely rare special session. [...]

School spending way up, results still down

The lackluster performance of South Carolina’s public schools continues to deteriorate with each passing school year. But [...]

SC Supreme Court takes up Sanford’s ethics case

South Carolina’s highest court Monday began hearing arguments over who should and should not have access to a State Ethics Commission [...]

Miss Teen SC still kind of relevant

It has been more than two years since then-Miss Teen South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton had her 15-plus minutes of infamy [...]

Scoop Sketch: Farmageddon

The latest editorial cartoon from award-winning TPS contributor Mike Beckom tackles the recent wave of farm animal related diseases [...]

Jews, Gentiles and Jim DeMint

A pair of South Carolina County Republican Party chairmen came to the defense of U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint Sunday by using a not-so [...]