From the daily archives:

Monday, October 19, 2009

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments regarding who should be able to view the preliminary investigative report by the state Ethics Commission into Gov. Mark Sanford’s business trips.

Sanford does not want the preliminary report given to the South Carolina House, which is the body that would begin impeachment proceedings.

Members of the Ethics Commission argue that the court should reject Sanford’s move to block release of the preliminary report because it has not yet been finished.

One point in the case is the fact that Governor Sanford waived his right to confidentiality at the beginning of the investigation by the Commission. But Ethics Commission Chairman Herb Hayden told the South Carolina Radio Network after Monday’s hearing that the the waiver only applies to specific things. [click to continue…]

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Lawmakers set date to correct lost unemployment funds

by Ashley Byrd 10/19/09 7:46 PM

State legislators will return to the Statehouse October 21to restore federal unemployment funds that ran out this past weekend. Under the Sine Die Resolution, lawmakers can return to address what House and Senate leaders are calling an oversight made by the Employment Security Commission.
In a statement from House Speaker Bobby Harrell, he says they expect [...]

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Governor’s claims questioned in Supreme Court arguments

by Ashley Byrd 10/19/09 7:24 PM

SC Supreme Court, site of governor’s latest showdown with the legislature

South Carolina’s highest court Monday heard arguments that may be a first for South Carolina: when a governor is investigated for ethics violations, who should get the information and what can they do with it.  The parties in the case are the governor who wants to [...]

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Coast Guard and Navy continue search for F-16

by Susan Trautsch 10/19/09 2:42 PM

The efforts to find pilot Captain Nicholas Giglio and the F-16 have officially gone from “Active” to “Recovery.” Spokesperson, Lt. Emily Chilson with the 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter says, “Right now the coast guard and navy continue to coordinate the recovery efforts. Shaw is helping in [...]

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Killed high school student was autistic, officer released

by Michael Brown 10/19/09 12:23 PM

New details unraveled over the weekend on the high school incident that involved a student and an officer. Last Friday, a Carolina Forest High School student asked the school’s resource officer, Lance Corporal Marcus Rhodes, if they could talk. It was then the student, 16-year-old Trevor Varinecz, pulled out a knife and stabbed the officer [...]

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