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Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The U.S. Department of Education says $143 million of federal bailout money meant for South Carolina's public schools will be doled out to the other 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  South Carolina is the only state not to receive its share of $10 billion passed by Congress last August for teaching jobs.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  The Senate on Tuesday opened debate on a budget bill for the fiscal year that begins July 1 that's patched together by spending cuts and growing revenue from an improving economy and a cigarette tax increase approved a year ago.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  The final draft is being put together of a $5.2 billion general fund House spending plan that's expected to bring reductions in South Carolina's public school, college and health care spending.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  South Carolina's public schools and college systems will make pitches to House budget writers as legislators deal with a projected $829 million budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  GM filed the paperwork for its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

Monday, March 15, 2010  NYC ex-bank president is first arrested on charges of ripping off federal bailout program

Wednesday, January 14, 2009  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's confident that the remaining $350 billion in federal bailout funds will be better spent under Barack Obama.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008  The attorney for a former South Carolina banker says his client is willing to discuss his $18 million retirement package if that is holding up his company's request for federal bailout funds.