One of the people who sued to stop the state from issuing the “I Believe” Christian license plate says he has no problem with a private group going through the process to get the DMV to make the plates. A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the plates were unconstitutional because they were created by the state legislature, which meant the state was endorsing one religion. Now, the Palmetto Family Council has announced plans to have them produced. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

South Carolina’s top prosecutor says he’s pleased with oral arguments before the nation’s highest court about why utilities and municipalities should stay out of a water dispute with North Carolina.

South Carolina’s attorney general Henry McMaster received campaign donations from private lawyers he hired to help with a case against drugmaker, Eli Lilly and Co., which is a potential violation of state law. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

South Carolina’s attorney general says a task force created to go after people suspected of soliciting children for sex over the Internet has successfully prosecuted more than 100 child predators.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he doesn’t know if the State Ethics Commission is investigating his travel. But Sanford said Friday in Conway he is willing to allow the probe to be public.

A federal judge has ruled that a South Carolina law limiting the placement of billboards advertising adult businesses is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie issued the order last week.

Ida Dargan McMaster, the mother of South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, has died at her home. She was 88. Henry McMaster said his mother died in her sleep Saturday night.

South Carolina’s attorney general wants state ethics commissioners to review Governor Mark Sanford’s travels. The letter Thursday from Attorney General Henry McMaster to the chairman of the Ethics Commission follows Associated Press investigations of Sanford’s use of state aircraft for personal and political trips, and his flights on commercial airlines.

South Carolina’s top prosecutor wants to weigh in on a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of religious license plates.

Craigslist has withdrawn its request that South Carolina’s attorney general be temporarily prevented from pursuing prostitution-related charges against the company. Attorney General Henry McMaster spokesman Trey Walker said Thursday that Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster abandoned the bid after the prosecutor agreed not to charge executives while a federal lawsuit proceeds.

South Carolina’s school principals and administrators are asking a federal court to toss a lawsuit that Gov. Mark Sanford filed so he could avoid requesting $700 million to spare schools from deep budget cuts. The South Carolina Association of School Administrators asked to become part of that case Tuesday and said the suit should be dropped and the issues handled in the state Supreme Court.

The South Carolina attorney general threatening to prosecute Craigslist on prostitution-related charges has not tried any similar cases in more than six years in office.

Gov. Mark Sanford announced details of his federal lawsuit against the state legislature Thursday morning. It names Attorney General Henry McMaster as the defendant, as the chief enforcer of South Carolina laws. The suit says the Republican governor has sole authority to request nearly $700 million in federal bailout money intended to keep the state from cutting education spending. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says a lawsuit brought against the state over federal stimulus money is flawed and premature. But McMaster said in a filing with the Supreme Court on Monday that he won’t oppose the state Supreme Court taking up the challenge filed last week by a Chapin High School student.

Attorney General Henry McMaster is back on the road pitching his GOP credentials as he mulls a bid for governor.