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Yesterday at 8:40 AM  House takes up far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks

Friday, June 14, 2013  Candidates and third party groups spent about $7.3 million in the race for South Carolina's 1st District congressional seat earlier this year.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A legislative panel working on a budget compromise has agreed to keep South Carolina's two state planes but not let colleges use them for athletic recruiting.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  State Commerce officials will be in Paris next week without Gov. Nikki Haley to tout South Carolina's growing aerospace industry.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  South Carolina's high court says legislators and not the legal system should handle citizens' complaints against their elected representatives.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The new chairman of South Carolina's Republican Party is meeting with reporters for the first time since landing the job.

Monday, June 10, 2013  U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is spending some time meeting with people in his coastal congressional district.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  The chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party has quit his post to take a job with the Republican National Committee. Executive director Alex Stroman says Chad Connelly submitted his resignation on Saturday during a meeting of the party's executive committee.

Friday, June 07, 2013  State and local officials are on the guest list for an event hosted by the Lancaster County Republican Party.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  The 2013 legislative session may be characterized more for what lawmakers did not accomplish than the laws they passed.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A Republican senator is defending the practice of collecting millions of telephone records in the ongoing war on terror.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A committee of House and Senate members has reached agreement on a bill intended to prevent another ballot-tossing election mess

Monday, June 03, 2013  South Carolina's top prosecutor is making a stop in the state's Lowcountry.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is spending some time in Beaufort.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014