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One of Gov. Mark Sanford's major Republican Senate allies and the chamber's majority leader on Tuesday joined calls for the governor to step down after Sanford revealed more details about his extramarital affair and admitted to dalliances with other women.

One of Gov. Mark Sanford's major Republican Senate allies and the chamber's majority leader today joined calls for the governor to step down after Sanford revealed more details about his extramarital affair and admitted to dalliances with other women.

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By Molly Parker mparker@scbiznews.com Published May 11, 2009 A senior railroad executive said the Port of Charleston is at risk of falling further behind its competitors if it doesn't find a solution to give both Norfolk Southern and CSX competitive access to the Port of Charleston's customers.

SUMMERVILLE a ' Paul Bolen spoke of revival Friday night when he opened the Dorchester County Republican Party's fundraiser and gubernatorial stump meeting with an invocation.

Gov. Mark Sanford has vetoed a bill to restructure the South Carolina Ports Authority, a bill that also contained an amendment reaffirming support for a proposed bi-state container port at Jasper.

COLUMBIA a ' The State Ports Authority is one vote away from a significant overhaul that South Carolina legislators pushing for the change said is necessary to restore the shipping industry's confidence in the Charleston port.

Lynchburg Mayor Thompson Isaac has a vision for his town. And he sees that brighter day for the town in the near future, he said.

As lawmakers scramble to wrap up the current session, state senators sent the governor a massive state budget bill Wednesday that also transfers property rights of a controversial railroad line in North Charleston to a division of the S.C. Department of Commerce.

The White House wanted to send South Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars to help patch struggling school budgets.

A new governor will lead the state come 2010. Despite the time until then, a number of candidates have already announced plans to enter the race and now there's one more to add to the list.

Republican Rep. Nikki Haley says a real estate company is providing her with free office space in Western Columbia as she considers a run for South Carolina governor.

COLUMBIA a ' South Carolina smokers probably won't have to pay an extra 50 cents for a pack of cigarettes this year, thanks to a legislative battle that's broken out in the session's final days.

The S.C. State Ports Authority board is expected to hear details today of the staff's final offer aimed at keeping Maersk Line's business at the Port of Charleston.

A South Carolina legislator's call for elimination of state tax incentives for movies rated R or worse got the hook from his colleagues.

COLUMBIA a ' Bonneau Republican Sen. Larry Grooms announced Sunday that after finding no candidate that shares his philosophy on limited government and fiscal responsibility, he is considering a gubernatorial run next year.

I talked to state Sen. Larry Grooms, a Bonneau Republican, today and he shared some news that he is considering a run for governor in 2010.

Mark Bollenberg lifts up the 108-pound Arkansas blue catfish he caught in the Tailrace Canal near Moncks Corner.

COLUMBIA a ' Charleston harbor pilot boats could dodge speed limits imposed by the federal government to protect endangered whales under a resolution that is poised for debate in the state House today.

COLUMBIA a ' Gov. Mark Sanford's allies in the Senate are rolling out a budget proposal that uses more than $400 million in Medicaid cash to pay for school programs in South Carolina.