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Adam Beam covers the City of Columbia for The State newspaper. Here, he blogs about local government. Reach him at (803) 386-7038 or abeam@thestate.com
Tag Archives: Columbia 2010 elections
Morrison’s endorsement: No one
This just in from my colleague Noelle Phillips: Former Columbia mayoral candidate Steve Morrison will not endorse anyone in the April 20 runoff election. Candidates Steve Benjamin and Kirkman Finlay met with Morrison yesterday and asked for his support. Morrison sent a letter to The State Tuesday explaining his decision. You can read it below: [...]
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More city election news
In the District 4 race, fourth-place vote-getter Walter Powell Jr. has endorsed first-place vote-getter Leona Plaugh in the runoff election April 20. Powell first made his endorsement on Twitter, which was later picked up by Brad Warthen. Powell had 478 votes compared to Plaugh’s 1,831, but Powell had the support of the influential Columbia Firefighters [...]
Morrison’s hugs
Another guest post from my colleague Noelle Phillips: Steve Morrison closed his concession speech by telling the crowd that he wanted to “give each of you a huge, big hug.” So, his supporters lined up, and Morrison, a former college basketball player, hugged each person. Most folks thanked Morrison for running or spoke of their [...]
Judges postpone City Council District 2 election
A federal three-judge panel has postponed tomorrow’s District 2 City Council election. Click here to read the judges’ opinion. Here’s the decision in a nutshell: The city is required to have approval from the Justice Department to hold the special election to replace former District 2 Councilman E.W. Cromartie. As of 5:11 p.m., the city [...]
How Benjamin won