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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has tossed out a lawsuit against Treasurer Curtis Loftis filed by the board that oversees state pension funds for public workers.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A joint South Carolina-Georgia shipping terminal on the Savannah River is expected to cost about $3.3 billion, which is less than earlier projections.

Monday, April 15, 2013  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has transferred the nearly $12 million needed to keep the state from defaulting and asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit against him.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are trading barbs over a union donation to her campaign.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Dozens say they are concerned about not receiving money owed to them.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Pickens County School Board has given final approval to changing its policy on prayer at its meetings.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The governor welcomed SCSU board members to the state house Friday; hoping to find a solution to help the school recover from many controversies over the last two years.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Richland One, mourning the loss of a longtime board member and community leader.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Longtime Richland One School Board Commissioner Barbara Scott has died.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Cornbread usually complements a Southern meal, but it's taking center stage at a festival this weekend in Columbia.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Port officials from Georgia and South Carolina have canceled their January meeting on the states' troubled plans to build a jointly owned port terminal on the Savannah River.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Richland County Elections Attorney Steve Hamm and his team have been working to resolve the issues that caused problems for Richland County voters; many stood in line for hours to cast their ballot on November 6.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The Richland County Election Commission dealt with several protests over the November 6 election Monday.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  State education board members want to assure teachers they won't implement the Education Department's proposal to give teachers letter grades.

Friday, August 24, 2012  The Citadel Board of Visitors is hiring two outside firms to investigate how the military school handled a complaint about a former camp counselor now serving 50 years in prison for molesting boys.