MORNING HEADLINES | In his annual State of the State address last night, Gov. Henry McMaster endorsed a plan to revive the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project.
“I believe that restarting these two reactors will not only help fuel our state’s future power needs but will also usher in a nuclear power renaissance across the country, one that will spur nationwide investment and construction of new nuclear power generation,” the governor said in a Statehouse speech that lasted an hour.
He also touted legislation to enact private school vouchers and remembered the victims of Hurricane Helene. Here are 10 takeaways from the speech.
Meanwhile in a combative Wednesday S.C. House hearing, state Treasurer Curtis Loftis called ongoing questions about his role in a $1.8 billion state accounting error a “witch hunt,”and claimed that outside auditors refused to meet with his office to discuss their investigation.
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HELP WANTED: ISO great Valentine’s stories. Hey Charleston lovebirds — is there a bar or restaurant in town that played a pivotal role in your romance? Or perhaps a dish or drink that you celebrate with every year?
We want to hear all about it! Send the details to connelly@charlestoncitypaper.com to be featured in our coming Valentine’s Day issue.
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In other recent headlines:
D.C. PLANE CRASH: Many feared dead after jet, chopper collide. An American Airlines jet plunged into the Potomac River around 9 p.m. last night after colliding with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. The plane was carrying 64 passengers, including U.S. figure skaters returning from a competition in Kansas.
CP NEWS: Old Marshall Jail Ballad Swap comes to Charleston’s Hed Hi Studio. Two western North Carolina cultural groups are headed to Charleston Feb. 1 to share their music in an old-fashioned ballad swap as a way to raise money and awareness to preserve cultural traditions in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
S.C. attorney general says Charleston violated the Heritage Act. S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a friend of the court briefing in support of a private lawsuit against Charleston County schools for removal of a marker honoring Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A related lawsuit against the city of Charleston was thrown out in 2022.
ACLU sues to end secrecy surrounding S.C. executions. According to the suit, a state law that keeps information about lethal injection drugs secret is unconstitutional.
Study: Rising seas threaten S.C.’s ‘subterranean estuaries.’ The microscopic organisms that help filter out contaminants in S.C. waterways are threatened by rising sea levels, according to a study published last month in the journal Environmental Microbiology.
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