The April 15 deadline to file federal income tax returns is coming up fast. Taxpayers who need more time to file, should request an extension by the filing due date, according to Internal Revenue Service officials. An extension gives...
Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette Flags provide a backdrop news conference held on the first floor of the Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (File photo by Travis Bell/STATEHOUSE CAROLINA/Special to the SC...
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 32-state friend-of-the-court brief in defense of a Louisiana law that protects children from the addictive harms of social media. Wilson said states have the power to protect children from...
Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette The State Ports Authority wants to cut labor costs at its Leatherman Terminal so more container ships will be willing to use the $1.5 billion facility that’s operated by an all-union workforce. The...
The Internal Revenue Service on April 6, 2026, announced a major expansion of its Business Tax Account, making the online self-service platform available to partnerships, federal, state, and local governments, Indian tribal governments, and...
A new AAA survey reveals a growing concern among drivers: headlight glare. Six in ten drivers say glare is a problem after dark, and nearly three-quarters of those affected...
Magnolia Landing – Charleston, South Carolina’s newest and largest mixed-use waterfront development – recently completed construction of its FEMA-approved trip wall, a 2,070-linear-foot reinforced concrete structure that will provide critical...
The Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers have signed up more than 4 million children for tax-favored Trump Accounts, of which more than 1 million children are covered by elections for the $1,000 Trump Accounts pilot program...
Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette Legislation allowing South Carolina’s public colleges to keep secret what they pay student athletes is now law after legislators voted to override a veto by Gov. Henry McMaster. The Senate...
South Carolina’s economy entered a softer patch in late 2025 as the state shed jobs across several sectors, according to a new TD Economics Report. TD’s state economic forecast said the impact appeared more pronounced in trade-exposed...
Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette COLUMBIA — Many South Carolina taxpayers will pay less income taxes next year, while boat owners will get a break on property taxes after Gov. Henry McMaster signed two tax-cutting bills...
AVM Group, a national provider of turnkey controlled environments, announced it is establishing its national headquarters in Charleston County. The company’s $5 million investment will create 30 jobs, according to the South Carolina Department of...
Courtesy of South Carolina Daily Gazette Pedestrian deaths fell 11 percent in early 2025 over the previous year, the largest drop since the Governors Highway Safety Association began reporting them 15 years ago but remain higher than...
The South Carolina State Election Commission voted 4-0 on March 25, 2026, after a special called meeting to appoint Conway Belangia as the agency’s next executive director. Before his appointment, Belangia served as the director of the Board of...
An Upstate businessman who worked for former Gov. Dick Riley and in the Clinton administration has shaken up the Democratic primary for governor. Billy Webster, 68, of Greenville, highlighted his...
Key takeaways: • Payrolls growth accelerated to 1.3 percent year-over-year (YoY) in February, according to an estimate of payrolls based on Bank of America customer account data. At the same time, the growth in the number of households...
The outlook for the U.S. economy improved among financial decision-makers in the first quarter of 2026, according to The CFO Survey, a collaboration of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and...
The South Carolina Department of Revenue is aware that the South Carolina Legislature is working on House Bill 3368 to conform with the current Internal Revenue Code, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). If passed, the SCDOR...
The date of Equal Pay Day symbolizes how many extra days into the new year women have to work to earn what men earned the prior year. This year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 26, a day later than in 2025 but 16...
South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce (SCMC) announced that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, made in North Charleston, has been named the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in South Carolina. The announcement was made during a Statehouse press conference...