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No Democrats are running for these positions.

Republican Converse County Commissioner Robert Short raised $187,000, including $155,000 in loans to himself.

The 73-25 vote sends the Great American Outdoors Act to the House.

The package is set to be introduced Wednesday.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was defiant.

The Senate is trying to fast-track an extension of a popular small business lending program.

The Senate is set to break for a Memorial Day recess without acting on more virus aid.

The State Constitution grants the Legislature 20 days for special session time, and the next one probably will be in late June.

Businesses and other establishments are reopening as the statewide restrictions to slow the spread of the highly infectious disease are easing.

It’s unclear if he will be able to do so as he tries again on Thursday.