The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's congressional map is unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered. This ruling has raised concerns about its potential to weaken the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Some of South Africa’s biggest law firms have asked a court to set aside the nation’s policy governing Black ownership and representation in the profession, saying that its “unlawful” and “unworkable” ...

Ellen Weaver at the South Carolina Election Commission on Monday, March 16, 2026. Weaver is running for reelection as State Superintendent of Education. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com COLUMBIA, S.C ...

COLUMBIA — S.C. House lawmakers expanded the charter school accountability bill passed by the Senate in February with new requirements for the independent public schools and their authorizers, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As temperatures are spiking, so are tensions at the Creative and Performing Arts High School in South Philadelphia about what students should be wearing to class. On Thursday, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly every historic statue, monument, street and building name across South Carolina would be protected from removal or changes under a proposal approved Wednesday by the state ...

Several schools in Greenville had heightened security and were under lockdown on April 9 after a social media video threatened charter schools across South Carolina. According to the South Carolina ...

S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners approved the advertisement of various code amendments Wednesday night at the municipal building. The updates involve the ...

At the mouth of Charleston Harbor on South Carolina’s central coast sits the beach community of Sullivan’s Island. About 20 minutes from downtown Charleston, it is known for its residential feel and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A bill that would align South Carolina’s tax code with the federal has moved out of the Senate Finance Committee. The state legislature has been racing to conform the state’s ...