Asset Technology Group, Inc. (ATG), an information technology services provider, announced today the expansion and relocation of its headquarters to Florence County, South Carolina. The company’s $6.2 million investment is expected to create 77 new jobs.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced the ROAD to Housing Act, comprehensive legislation aimed at reversing decades of housing policies and making targeted reforms across all segments of the U.S. housing market. This legislation follows negotiations with stakeholders and feedback from a legislative framework, discussion draft, and multiple full committee hearings on housing challenges.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, calling for the termination of a parole program for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan aliens (CHNV), citing widespread fraud and abuse, and claiming the program violates federal law.
Governor Henry McMaster today issued a statement in response to the South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling on the South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Act.
U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), alongside U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania-01), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio-09), Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina-02), and Mike Quigley (D-Illinois-05), have introduced the Stand With Ukraine Act. This bill aims to endorse a ten-year bilateral security agreement between the United States and Ukraine, affirming the U.S.'s commitment to Ukraine's freedom and security.
Unified Resources in Display (Unified Resources), a retail and merchandising agency, has announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operation in Jasper County. The $14 million investment is expected to create 143 new jobs.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that a Charleston County man, Michael Bentz, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Bentz pleaded guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Third Degree on September 6, 2024, before the Honorable Judge Jennifer McCoy in Charleston County.
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and colleagues in issuing a joint statement ahead of the six-year anniversary of Dr. Gulshan Abbas’ imprisonment.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and state and international leaders convened with university officials on Monday to address the rising antisemitism on college campuses.
An analysis by Palmetto State News shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” South Carolina is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls' high school sports.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jeremy Adam Belisle, 41, of Wellford, S.C., on eight charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General's Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office and Greenville County Sheriff's Office, both also members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with this investigation.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Casey Price, 26, of West Columbia, S.C., on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General's Office, also a member of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of John Eric Gibbs, 61, of North Charleston, S.C., on nine charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General's Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office, Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, Charleston County Sheriff's Office, and Homeland Security Investigations, all members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with this investigation.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the sentencing of Gabriel Hostetler, an Upstate man, to prison for the sexual exploitation of minors. On September 3, 2024, Hostetler pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Third Degree, in Pickens County before Judge William C. McMaster III.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief on Tuesday in a First Amendment case aimed at protecting students' free-speech rights. The brief, joined by attorneys general from 21 other states, was submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and addresses an Ohio school district's policy requiring students to use preferred pronouns or face punishment.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson visited the southern border on Tuesday to observe and receive briefings from the Texas Department of Public Safety about issues impacting South Carolina. He was accompanied by Attorneys General Chris Carr from Georgia and Jason Miyares from Virginia during the trip to El Paso, Texas.