McAbee and Parks face race in South Carolina special election
In South Carolina, former state Rep. Jennings McAbee returns as a Republican in a redrawn district where 53 percent of registered voters are white, challenging Democrat Anne Parks who won by 124 votes amid ongoing concerns over turnout and race. Local voters cite hometown ties and party switching as factors in a contest seen as racially framed yet driven by turnout and candidate effort.
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Greenwood
Saluda
Miss Parks
Willie Cartledge
McAbee
Carol Starkey
Main Street
Greenwood County
State land deal back on for Jocassee Gorges tract
The 22,000 acre Jocassee Gorges deal with Duke Energy Corp is back on with an environmental announcement expected Monday. Gov Beasleys office indicated the governor would attend as state officials negotiate final sale terms after an anonymous donor and Duke moved toward completion.
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Duike Energy Corp
Duke
Beasley
Greenville News
Larry Martin
R-Pickens
Blue Ridge Escarpment
North Carolina
Georgia
Guynn Savage
Race based districting debated amid party switching
The debate centers on minority voting strength and district plans. Willie Cartledge seeks high percentages and white majorities, while critics like Rep. John Scott argue that few districts yield Black voter support. The clash echoes a 1991 GOP lawsuit after a dispute over post census redistricting under Governor Campbell.
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Legislative Black Caucus
South
Republican Party
Carroll Campbell
Campbell denies making loan decisions in Air South case
Former Governor Carroll Campbell says he did not participate in decisions on $24 million in taxpayer guaranteed loans to Air South and Marine Energy Systems Corp that later failed. He cites lack of involvement in evaluating airline plans and recalls no knowledge of a second $12 million loan. Campbell defends the Air South loan, arguing it was part of his economic development program yielding about $22 billion in new investments.
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Marine Energy Systems Corp
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State Commerce Department
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Marine Energy
William Gilliam
Chase
Berkeley County
Gilliam
State Ethics Commission
William J. Gilliam
Tis
GOP
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