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Thursday, February 21, 2013  The House budget-writing committee has advanced a spending plan that includes $75 million for Medicaid initiatives designed to improve residents' health.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  South Carolina legislators probably will again not fund local governments at levels required by state law.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Richland County Representative Todd Rutherford is the new House minority leader.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The House majority leader has named 10 Republicans to a committee that is to propose ways to strengthen the state's ethics laws.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  South Carolina's House Republican and Democratic leaders say they are looking at ways to strengthen the state's ethics laws.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  The South Carolina House has approved a bill cutting personal income taxes.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  The House's leading Democrat says taxpayers should not be paying for Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's security detail when she's out of state on personal business.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  The House's leading Democrat says taxpayers should not be paying for Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's security detail when she's out of state on personal business. House Minority Leader Harry Ott of St. Matthews plans to introduce legislation Thursday that bars public officials from using taxpayer-funded security on personal trips.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Efforts by House Democrats to give South Carolina's public employees a one-time bonus in November have failed.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  A group of Palmetto State teachers criticized Governor Nikki Haley Wednesday, for not including teacher raises in her executive budget.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  When state lawmakers open the legislative session Tuesday they will have an additional $913 million to deal with in their budget plans.  If that sounds like a problem you'd like to have, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say think again.