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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with employees of the Savannah River Site to talk about furloughs resulting from federal budget cuts.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers is headed to a House vote.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  South Carolina representatives are taking another week off next month.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  About 2,000 workers at the Savannah River Site near Aiken will be working reduced schedules starting next month because of the federal budget cuts. Other employees will be laid off. Employees of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions were told about the reductions Monday.

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

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  The South Carolina House is furloughing itself next week.

Monday, April 18, 2011  The South Carolina House is taking its traditional Easter break.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Some employees with South Carolina's prison agency are seeing the first effects of a furlough package used to cut down a $7.5 million budget shortfall.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  House Speaker Bobby Harrell announced Thursday the House will not meet the week of March 21, or the week before Easter, which is April 24 this year.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010  The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice is cutting 14 school employees, closing a residential program for minor offenders, and requiring most employees to take seven days off without pay.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  In its fourth reading, the board passed the more than $166 million operating budget for the 2010-2011 school year.

Monday, February 22, 2010  South Carolina would save up to $100 million on educator salaries through unpaid days off under proposals the House budget committee has approved.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  South Carolina House members are putting themselves on furlough to save money.

Friday, January 15, 2010  The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Friday that DNR director John Frampton told the agency's nearly 700 employees to expect a cut of at least 50 people.