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Attorney General: April 6 District 2 election OK; but court should decide

By Adam Beam | Published: March 16, 2010
The Columbia City Council’s decision to hold an election April 6 to replace former Councilman E.W. Cromartie is OK, but con-tradictions in state law should be addressed by a court “as quickly as possible,” according to an opinion from state Attorney General Henry McMaster. Click here to read the opinion. The Columbia City Council’s decision to hold [...]
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The field (so far) vying for Cromartie’s seat

By Adam Beam | Published: March 11, 2010
In my Wednesday story about the now former Councilman E.W. Cromartie ’s troubles with the federal government, I mentioned three people who had indicated they wanted to run for Cromartie’s seat. Now that the election is (tentatively) set for April 6th, filing for the seat officially opens at noon Monday and closes at noon March 19th. Here [...]
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Comparing Columbia’s business license fees

By Adam Beam | Published: March 5, 2010
My stories this week about a proposal to waive the one year’s worth of Columbia’s business license fees for new businesses included this paragraph: Columbia’s business license fees are not the most expensive in the state, according to a survey of eight counties statewide and seven cities in the Midlands. According to the survey, the city [...]
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Filing opens today

By Adam Beam | Published: January 4, 2010
Filing for Columbia’s City Council elections officially opens today. It ends Feb. 5. Here’s who says they are running: Mayor Joseph Azar, Five Points businessman Steve Benjamin, attorney, former state Attorney General candidate Sparkle Clark, USPS employee, nature photographer Kirkman Finlay, City Councilman, farmer, restaurant owner Steve Morrison, attorney, partner with Nelson Mullins Gary Myers, retired Army lieutenant colonel. At-large council seat Tameika Isaac [...]
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More campaign logos

By Adam Beam | Published: December 15, 2009
This one from at-large Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine, who is up for re-election in April:
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