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Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley says Boeing is now a part of the fabric of South Carolina and that the company's latest expansion announcement is a tribute to the 6,000 residents employed by the aerospace giant.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  State Sen. Vincent Sheheen says South Carolina lawmakers should put political ideology aside and allow expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law to thousands of additional adults.

Friday, March 01, 2013  South Carolina is breaking ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she thinks the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., would be proud of the progress South Carolina has made.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she will not run for South Carolina's 1st District Congressional seat.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has repaid about $10,000 for using state planes to attend news conferences and bill signings, calling it an unintended oversight.

Friday, August 17, 2012  A University of South Carolina professor is dropping his lawsuit in Richland County against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley in order to join a similar lawsuit at the state Supreme Court.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  Flags around Columbia are being flown at half-staff in memory of the three fallen South Carolina Guardsmen.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  A panel of House and Senate members remains at odds over a tax cut for small business owners, but the difference continues to shrink.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says it's unacceptable for the Republican leaders of the state House and Senate to be arguing about giving tax relief to small businesses in the budget.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  Saluda County Sheriff Jason Booth has left his post. In a letter to Gov. Nikki Haley, he didn't give a reason why.

Monday, June 11, 2012  South Carolina's governor and two of the state's congressional Republicans are talking about federal offshore drilling legislation.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is traveling along the South Carolina coast to talk about getting ready for hurricanes.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The Sikh Religious Society, Inc., of South Carolina is suing a South Carolina blogger for publishing "reckless and defamatory per se statements" in March.

Sunday, April 01, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley identifies herself with the tea party movement that helped propel her to the state's top office in 2010 in a book that promotes her story on the national stage.