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Crews continue to work to clean up debris from Saturday's fire which destroyed more than 100 units at Windsor Green in Carolina Forest. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley surveyed the damage Monday.

For many, Horry County tax hike for fire safety worth the money

Government officials often balk at the words “tax increase,” and members of Horry County Council are no exception.

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POLITICS

Libertarian arm of GOP takes aim at chair, Graham

South Carolina Republican leaders say they are like a family – and, like families, they sometimes fight.
POLITICS

S.C. Democrats elect first black party chairman

Jaime Harrison says he will raise $1 million for the state Democratic Party by the end of the year, and if he doesn’t, everyone will know it.
POLITICS

S.C. requires reporting of mental illness to buy guns

Legislation that seeks to keep handguns out of the hands of the mentally ill — a measure prompted by the arrest in February of a Lady’s Island woman accused of trying to shoot a loaded gun outside a Charleston school — was signed Friday by Gov. Nikki Haley.
POLITICS

Union County could face lawsuit over Christian prayers at meetings

The Freedom from Religion Foundation has sent a letter to Union County renewing objections to what it called unconstitutional sectarian prayers, and urged the board to remove prayers from its meetings.
POLITICS

Senate budget aims to ban junk food at the Governor’s Mansion

State-purchased junk food would be banned from the Governor’s Mansion under the state Senate budget proposal adopted Friday.
POLITICS

Former Myrtle Beach mayoral candidate to announce intent to run for City Council

A local resident is hoping his fourth time trying for public office will be the charm for him to be elected.
POLITICS

Political briefs

Horry County Democratic Party will have happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Marina Bar at Grand Dunes. For more information contact Judy Parker at 839-3811
POLITICS

SC’s Clyburn marks 20 years in Congress

Nearly every hand along Sumter’s Manning Avenue reached out to U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn when, after 20 years in Congress, the third-ranking U.S. House Democrat returned to his birthplace earlier this month.
BUSINESS

Carolinas split on tax credits for filming

Lawmakers in the two Carolinas are headed in opposite directions when it comes to film productions.
POLITICS

Rice fulfills campaign promise with co-sponsorship of term limit bill

U.S. Congressman Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach, has fulfilled a campaign promise by co-sponsoring a term limit bill to amend the Constitution to limit the number of terms a member of Congress can serve. according to a press release from his office.