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2013/05/22 04:06

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SC House panel proposes new computer agency

COLUMBIA, SC — A South Carolina House committee proposed Tuesday creating a separate Cabinet-level agency to oversee information technology in response to a massive computer data breach at the S.C....

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Kevin Bryant Senate South Carolina House of Representatives Nikki Haley Rusty Burns

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2013/05/04 20:40

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Ailing Sen. O'Dell headed to Charleston for medic...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ailing state Sen. Billy O’Dell will miss more time in Columbia this week. O’Dell was hospitalized for four days last week at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood with what...

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Clemson University Dell Senate Kevin Bryant Medical University of South Carolina

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2013/05/02 22:39

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General Assembly closer to ending exit exam as gr...

Under a measure passed by the South Carolina House, high school students would no longer have to pass the state exit exam to graduate. The House passed the bill on Tuesday and sent it to the Senate,...

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State Department of Education Senate South Carolina House Committee on Education Education Oversight Committee

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2013/05/01 14:40

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School districts, teachers scramble to fill spots...

This spring, Anderson County school districts must fill almost 60 vacancies for the next school year, and they have a close pool of prospective graduates from which to choose. Most teachers they hire...

2013/04/30 22:02

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Bill Lets Darlington Raceway Keep Tax Exemption

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House has approved a bill allowing Darlington Raceway to widen its seats and still keep its tax exemption. Racetrack officials are considering widening...

2013/04/30 21:38

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Senator sinks bill that would have eased state ov...

COLUMBIA — A bill that would have eased state oversight of privately funded athletics, research and economic development projects at Clemson University was torpedoed Tuesday in the South Carolina...

2013/04/30 02:40

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Fate of ethics bill to be determined Tuesday in S...

COLUMBIA — The fate of a bill that would mark the first overhaul of state ethics laws in two decades will be decided Tuesday by the South Carolina House of Representatives. Besides tightening...

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Nikki Haley South Carolina House of Representatives General Assembly Bruce Bannister Bobby Harrell

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2013/04/30 00:40

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Towns failing to file audits could lose incorpora...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) - Holding South Carolina cities and towns accountable. That's the goal of pending legislation in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Several local lawmakers...

Atlantic Beach South Carolina House of Representatives Timmonsville

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2013/04/28 23:39

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S.C. voters will decide whether to legalize raffl...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Townville Volunteer Fire Department presented a raffle for an antique McCormick Deering tractor at its 12th annual Car and Tractor Show earlier this month. The department’s...

2013/04/28 01:39

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Time running out for S.C. lawmakers on ethics ref...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The pressure will be on the South Carolina House this week to pass a bill strengthening the state's ethics laws before a legislative deadline dooms it for the year. Ethics reform is...

2013/04/26 02:40

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Early-voting bill advances in S.C. House despite ...

COLUMBIA — Early-voting bill advances in S.C. House despite Democratic opposition The GOP-controlled South Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday approved an early-voting bill that Democrats...

2013/04/26 02:40

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Bill opposing federal health-care law approved by...

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a measure Thursday opposing a federal health-care law. Contradicting last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the bill approved by the...

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2013/04/25 23:27

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SC House delays debate on ethics package

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House is delaying debate on its amended ethics package. House Republicans decided to wait until Tuesday to take up the bill aimed at reforming the state's ethics...

2013/04/25 17:04

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SC House to take up ethics reform package

By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House is expected to take up an ethics reform package that critics say moves oversight of politicians in the wrong...

2013/04/24 02:40

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S.C. Senate passes bill allowing guns in business...

COLUMBIA — State senators approved a bill Tuesday that would allow people to take guns into businesses that serve alcohol — but only under certain conditions. Under a compromise that led to the...

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Lee Bright Larry Martin Glenn McConnell South Carolina House of Representatives Senate

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2013/04/23 12:19

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Morning Bits

In case you thought we didn’t have enough national security problems. “Canadian authorities have arrested two men accused of planning to carry out an al Qaeda-supported attack against a passenger...

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