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

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A South Carolina state representative is back in court this week for a retrial on tax evasion charges.

Friday, November 09, 2012  South Carolina's high court has put a stop to a recount of votes in Richland County.

Friday, November 09, 2012  South Carolina Republicans want the state's highest court to stop a recount of votes in Richland County.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  A judge has ordered that votes in a contested South Carolina legislative race be guarded by state police until a hearing can be held on alleged voting irregularities in Richland County.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  After five terms in the South Carolina House, Joan Brady will lose her seat in District 78 to newcomer Beth Bernstein.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Columbia Attorney Joe McCulloch on the campaign trail hoping he can bring change to the statehouse.  McCulloch says taxes, the economy and jobs are top on his to do list.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  A judge in Conway has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove a Chesterfield County Republican from the November ballot.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  From the Gamecocks leaving for Omaha, to another fight over the South Carolina primary, here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for tonight.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  On Wednesday, a Senate effort to get the dozens of disqualified candidates back on the ballot died after hours of heated debate. Nearly 200 candidates were tossed off the June primary ballots after the Supreme Court ruled last week they failed to properly file financial paperwork.

Friday, November 11, 2011  South Carolina Democrats filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the U.S. House district lines drawn by the Republican-dominated Legislature, calling them electoral apartheid.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Upset GOP victory in New York House race portends challenging national environment for Obama

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  South Carolina's state Senate has given approval to a bill establishing a new 7th congressional district in the Lowcountry.  Wednesday's 25-15 vote came after GOP Senate leaders argued against approving a plan that varied greatly from a House version of the bill.

Monday, June 27, 2011  Senators have resumed work on drawing lines for U.S. House seats for South Carolina.  The Senate has at least a dozen amendments to discuss Monday.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  South Carolina senators have opened debate on how to draw district lines for a new, seventh U.S. House seat.  Debate began Thursday and is expected to extend through next week as the Senate hears competing plans for how those seven districts should be drawn.