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Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Democratic legislators are calling the removal of in-person unemployment help from 17 offices an attack on rural South Carolina.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Gov. Haley says she made her ninth cabinet appointment Friday morning at the Department of Mental Health because the alcohol agency is moving into the mental health building.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  At Wednesday's meeting, council members noted who is for and against the idea of letting Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott run the city's police department.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Columbia City Council reconvened Thursday after hearing from hundreds of residents through a series of meetings.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  Columbia City Council is proposing a dramatic shift in the management of local law enforcement

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  The Richland County Sheriff's Department and Columbia city councilmembers have scheduled meetings to get the public's opinion on a plan that would allow the sheriff to manage the Columbia City Police Department.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Columbia City Council is discussing the idea of consolidating the Richland County Sheriff's Department and the Columbia City Police Department.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  According to a sheriff's department spokesperson, Sheriff Leon Lott and City Manager Steve Gantt have talked about a consolidation.