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Preston Searcy covers politics for Spartanburg — Spartanburg County Council on most days, with the State House delegation when the agenda runs hot. They have been covering the beat for 18+ years and treat each vote like a calendar item readers actually need. Focuses on what each story means in practice — not in theory.
19 published stories
Congress ended the longest agency shutdown in American history Thursday when the House passed a bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security through September,\u2026
Spartanburg County voters will face one of the most contested local primary ballots in decades when 19 candidates compete for just four County Council seats in the June\u2026
The Senate passed budget resolution S.Con.Res.33 by 50-48 early Thursday after a six-hour overnight vote-a-rama, clearing a key first step toward funding ICE and Border Patrol for 3.5\u2026
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged fraud, a move the Alabama-based nonprofit has characterized as a politically motivated attack on\u2026
Senate Republicans are moving to use the budget reconciliation process to secure additional funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a procedural path that allows certain spending and\u2026
Automatic Military Draft Registration Coming in December — What Spartanburg Families Need to Know Starting this December, young American men will be automatically registered for the military draft\u2026
Published April 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM | By B. Buster Eichhorn, Politics & Government Reporter Spartanburg City Council is moving forward with a major proposal to transform\u2026