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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Legislature elected a House member's father to the Medical University of South Carolina board after he agreed to pay higher property taxes at his beach home.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has announced appointees to a group she's asked to review regulations in South Carolina and recommend those to throw out or change.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  March 1 is almost here, and automatic federal spending cuts could hit South Carolina hard.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A Senate panel advanced a bill designed to ensure that South Carolinians can hold on to their weapons regardless of what Congress does.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Two schools in Bamburg County will soon get a major renovation.

Monday, October 15, 2012  State Representative Bakari Sellers and Senator Brad Hutto are set to travel to Bamberg County Monday to give schools a financial boost.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Senators are still battling over their version of the state's spending plan.

Friday, May 18, 2012  The political director for South Carolina Senate Democrats has been reprimanded for referring to Republican Gov. Nikki Haley as a "Sikh Jesus."

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  On Wednesday, a Senate effort to get the dozens of disqualified candidates back on the ballot died after hours of heated debate. Nearly 200 candidates were tossed off the June primary ballots after the Supreme Court ruled last week they failed to properly file financial paperwork.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  South Carolina Senate Democrats want to remove the secrecy that surrounds investigations by the House and Senate ethics committees.

Friday, December 09, 2011  The Senate Medical Affairs Committee cleared Governor Nikki Haley’s office of unfairly influencing DHEC’s decision to grant a water permit, clearing the way for the expansion of the Port of Savannah.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  In a press conference Monday, Haley said she has no plans to testify in front of the committee.

Monday, August 22, 2011  A pair of state senators criticizing Governor Nikki Haley for the state's high unemployment rate.

Friday, March 18, 2011  The South Carolina Democratic Party has called for a SLED investigation to determine who might have stolen Governor Nikki Haley’s identity and used the information to falsify a job application to Lexington Medical Center.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  Sen. Brad Hutto of Orangeburg said McMaster has blamed the Legislature for not writing laws clearly enough instead of finding fault with Sanford over his personal use of state planes.