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Today at 1:25 PM  Federal nuclear regulators are visiting Hartsville to discuss safety at a power plant.

Friday, May 17, 2013  South Carolina's unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate in five years.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the Southeast coast is holding its quarterly meeting. The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission meets in Conway.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A plan to preserve the culture of slave descendants of the sea islands on the Southeast coast has been approved by the Department of the Interior.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there are smart ways to reduce the size of the nation's defense budget.

Friday, May 03, 2013  New federal report cites many causes for dramatic bee disappearance

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina's unemployment agency.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A state panel has decided the new president of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg could be paid up to $326,000 a year.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  An environmental group has sued Santee Cooper, saying the state-owned utility has known for more than a decade that arsenic was seeping from its coal-fired power plant In Conway.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Nearly 400 workers who received layoff notices from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce can apply for jobs within the restructured agency.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The director of South Carolina's tax collection agency says the department is working to restore its credibility following last fall's massive hacking of taxpayers' personal data.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Data posted online for South Carolina's 60 acute-care hospitals shows a wide disparity in their financial health, with bottom lines ranging from a four-year loss of $96 million to a combined profit of $223 million.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Georgia Ports Authority has joined a South Carolina state agency in agreeing to a settlement that would end pending lawsuits over the proposed $652 million deepening of the waterway to the Port of Savannah.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  South Carolina's unemployment agency is laying off 100 employees in June as part of a statewide reorganization that directs anyone seeking jobless benefits to use its upgraded online system.

Monday, April 08, 2013