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Friday, May 31, 2013  State Sen. Robert Ford may be fighting for his political career as his fellow senators decide if he violated ethics laws.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  South Carolina senators have advanced a bill making it easier to shut down a failing charter school.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Sen. Robert Ford's attorney argues ethics allegations against the Charleston Democrat should be thrown out because he didn't realize he was under investigation.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Senators have advanced a measure to keep government running at current levels if legislators can't finish a budget before the fiscal year starts July 1.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The Senate's 2013-14 budget could buy $15 million worth of new school buses for South Carolina's aging fleet.

Friday, May 10, 2013  South Carolina legislators would have to wait eight years after leaving office before they could lobby their peers, under legislation advanced by a Senate committee.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Senate Ethics Committee has accused state Sen. Robert Ford of intentionally altering documents as the legislative panel reviewed his campaign records.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The attorney for Sen. Robert Ford says the ethics charges against the 64-year-old Charleston Democrat stem from bookkeeping errors.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Senate Ethics Committee has found probable cause that Sen. Robert Ford committed multiple ethics violations.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Two separate bills that would give federal authorities information about people who have been determined by a court to have mental problems have been passed by legislative committees.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Court-ordered mediation in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel resumes this week.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A 10-year-old boy is shot in the leg while sleeping.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  South Carolina homeowners could rent out their homes for up to 100 days and still pay the lower, owner-occupied property tax rate under a measure advancing to the Senate floor.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow parents to send their children to public school outside of their school district.