Staff reports | An ethics case involving S.C. Rep. William Sandifer, a Seneca Republican who chairs the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, reportedly has been forwarded to Richland County prosecutors after a state agency said the allegation was outside of the state’s four-year statute of limitations.
Sandifer denied any wrongdoing, according to The Post and Courier.
The Ethics Commission is said to have found probable cause but declined to take action because the statute of limitations expired on an allegation raised by a Rock Hill body shop owner. According to published sources, the man said he was asked more than four years ago for a campaign donation in exchange for a hearing on an insurance bill.
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S.C. justices want more info on lethal injection drug before widespread use. The S.C. Supreme Court isn’t ready to allow the state to restart executions after more than 12 years until they hear more arguments about newly obtained lethal injection drugs as well as the firing squad and electric chair.
S.C. Ports to pay $9.9 million to developer. The S.C. State Ports Authority has officially parted ways with developer Lowe, the Los Angeles-based real estate group that worked to create a plan to develop Union Pier. The cost: S.C. Ports will pay $9.9 million for a contract termination fee, but will retain all of the work that was produced under the agreement, such as planning and zoning documents and conceptual drawings. In June, the ports agency paused the project and shelved Lowe’s controversial plan to prioritize more community input.
Biden taps Austin for federal judgeship. President Joe Biden nominated federal Magistrate Judge Jacquelyn Austin of Greenville to become the next U.S. District Court judge in South Carolina. She would fill a post held by Michelle Childs, now an influential judge on the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
10 GOP candidates to be on S.C.’s presidential primary ballot. The Republican field in the coming 2024 presidential election is packed, with two last-minute filers and a couple notable names missing. Meanwhile, former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is rising as a GOP alternative to former President Donald Trump, according to Politico.
S.C. public bodies often abuse public meeting protocol, state law shows. Citizens have the right to observe actions made by public officials in an open forum under South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act. However, there are times when public bodies abuse their power because of a lack of accountability.
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