Reviews of Gov. Nikki Haley’s Republican response to the State of the Union on Tuesday have been mostly-positive, but a few in the conservative wing of the Republican party, including Donald Trump, Ann Coulter, and Laura Ingraham, weren’t too happy with her performance. Soruce: Buzzfeed, P&C

$3.8 million: That’s how much candidates in last year’s Charleston mayoral race raised over the course of the crowded campaign. Source: P&C

After coming in third in the mayoral race, Ginny Deerin will head up fundraising and organizing efforts for the proposed Low Line linear park under the I-26 overpass. Source: P&C

On Wednesday, Haley submitted her proposal for a $200 million-per-year fix for rural South Carolina schools, fixes that would be separate from the ongoing State Supreme Court ruling commanding lawmakers to address inequities in rural schools. Source: The State

Berkeley County officials are taking notes from their counterparts in Greer, home of BMW Manufacturing, as they prepare to welcome their own overseas automaker, Volvo, to the area. Source: Greenville News, NYT

A $202 million measure to help fund the deepening of the Charleston Harbor has received budget analysts’ sign-off and will move to Congress for a vote soon. Source: P&C

Uber has dropped prices in Charleston by about 25% in an effort to buoy a post-holiday slowdown.” The cuts also mean lower payouts for local Uber drivers. Source: P&C

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