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Saturday, May 04, 2013  Connelly fought off two challengers and won nearly 75 percent of the vote to remain chairman of the party after Saturday's vote at the GOP convention in Columbia. He was first elected in 2011.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The National Republican Congressional Committee says it's not spending any additional money to support Mark Sanford's bid for a congressional seat in South Carolina.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  GOP strategist Karl Rove says he can imagine a Republican candidate in the next presidential campaign supporting gay marriage.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  A South Carolina House committee advanced a bill that creates a nine-day window of no-excuse-needed early voting, but limits voters' ability to vote early.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  House Republicans will lay out their alternative to expanding Medicaid eligibility under the federal health care law.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley is praising House Republicans in South Carolina for proposing to further cut income taxes.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  A special GOP House committee created to look for ways to strengthen South Carolina's ethics laws is scheduled to meet.

Saturday, October 20, 2012  South Carolina's four freshmen congressmen say they want to continue to fight for limited government and reduced spending, while their Democratic opponents accuse them of contributing to gridlock in Washington.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  South Carolina's House Republican and Democratic leaders say they are looking at ways to strengthen the state's ethics laws.

Monday, October 01, 2012  South Carolina's redrawn state house and congressional maps are being allowed to stand.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  NewsChannel 15 has obtained a copy of a lawsuit filed by Sheila Gallagher against South Carolina State Representative Kristopher Crawford, Florence County Republican Party Chairman Bill Pickle, the South Carolina Election Commission, the Florence County Election Commission, and Speaker of the South Carolina House Bobby Harrell.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Conventions for both parties have come to a close and each is hoping you'll choose them in November. Political pundits recently asked President Barack Obama's administration if the nation is better off since he took office. The answer is debatable, so we posed that question to voters.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered the Florence County Republican Party to pay legal fees of their political foes, following a lawsuit against them.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Businesses right down the street from the Republican National Convention are losing money.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  50,000 additional people have made their way to Tampa. How are they embracing it?