Cindi Ross Scoppe

It works this way: The Legislature gives power companies a monopoly, which robs us of consumer choice. Regulations are supposed to take the place of the free market. But campaign donations interfere.

A few hours before Lindsey Graham died, a friend asked me to explain how it is that, in a state that requires ID to purchase non-alcoholic beer , we

Last month, we got a guest column from someone who recounted the story of getting on the wrong side of the law as a teen, going to prison for drug

A few hours before Lindsey Graham died, a friend asked me how it is that a state that requires ID to purchase non-alcoholic beer lets 12-year-olds purchase highly intoxicating gummies and seltzers.

If Lindsey Graham had died before filing closed on March 30, the primary and general election would have gone off as scheduled, no interruption.

In the nearly silent state Senate chamber, Sen. Tom Davis is walking back a too-absolute statement. Actually, he tells Sen.

Does anyone really have the time to learn enough about all 10 candidates to make a wise decision? And particularly when the presumptive favorite is someone we know practically nothing about?

Legislative leaders reached a surprise deal Friday to hold a special pork-barrel session on Tuesday, and you never know precisely what will come of that.

The way the S.C. House finally got its $270 million worth of budget earmarks over the Senate's objections was a perfect metaphor for the problem with budget earmarks.

When you first look at the 2022 law that allowed S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster to begin a process to remove Charleston County School Board member Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson from office, it seems … wow. Just wow.