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The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. Altogether, the General Assembly consists of 170 members. The legislature convenes at the State House in Columbia.

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Support still there for a state increase on cigarette taxes (updated)
Despite news that the federal government is upping the tax on a pack of smokes by some 62 cents, state lawmakers still appear to be resolved to hike South Carolina's cigarette tax. More
Updated Monday at 8:59 am; Originally filed February 6, 2009 at 10:52 am
105 to 9: S.C. House moves to eliminate corporate income tax
Legislation that would eliminate the corporate income tax has received resounding support in the S.C. House. More
Filed March 7, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Dating violence legislation likely to prohibit any talk of gay relationships
A bill that seeks to educate teens against dating violence has been sent back for more work, namely to ensure that the education is about heterosexual couples only. More
Filed February 24, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Lots happening in the statehouse: Nuclear waste, unemployment shakeup, energy loans, more
There's lots happening up in Columbia lately from looking at ways to finance a long-term way to store radioactive waste, to rebuilding the Employment Security Commission and making it harder to get unemployment benefits, to tattoos being OK'd for 18-year-olds. More
Filed February 19, 2010 at 7:34 am
Bills to prevent cell phone use while driving pick up momentum
Long in the works, a proposed ban on texting and/or all cell phone use while driving is picking up momentum in Columbia. More
Filed February 16, 2010 at 11:50 am
S.C. is so red it can be hard to find a Democrat willing to run for the Statehouse?
That's the reality suggested in a piece by Greg Hambrick over at the Charleston City Paper. As partial evidence he notes that 11 out of 12 Republicans running for election in the Charleston area in 2008 went without Democrat challengers. More
Filed January 21, 2010 at 8:03 am
Hearn a lock for next judge on S.C. Supreme Court (update: she starts Thursday)
The State reports that Judge Kaye Hearn has all but secured a seat on the S.C. Supreme Court after two competitors dropped out. More
Updated January 10, 2010 at 8:50 am; Originally filed April 30, 2009 at 12:20 pm
The quest change anti-gambling laws in the Palmetto state
Daniel Island resident Bill Stevens, Senate leader Glenn McConnell and Rep. Jim Merrill, former House majority leader are working to change a South Carolina law that has been in place since the 1700s. More
Filed December 22, 2009 at 8:30 am

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