Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators

South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.Some business owners like Gail Nicholls, owner of Red Bug Barn, a pet supply store in Richburg, S.C., support deregulation. Ms. Nicholls spends hours each week applying for permits.