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Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A new Legislative session kicking off Tuesday at the Statehouse bringing an eager class of freshmen lawmakers to Columbia including Lexington County's newest senator Katrina Shealy.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Election Day is shaking up seats at the Statehouse. Incumbent Sen. Jake Knotts is among two longtime lawmakers finding themselves on the losing end of Wednesday's ticket.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Republican Katrina Shealy, a petition candidate, is the projected winner in the South Carolina Senate District 23 race against incumbent Sen. Jake Knotts.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Republican Katrina Shealy, a petition candidate, has taken the lead of the South Carolina Senate District 23 race over incumbent Sen. Jake Knotts.

Monday, November 05, 2012  As voters head to the polls Tuesday, one of the decisions they will be asked to make is whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run on the same ticket in future elections.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Petition candanatie Katrina Shealy making a final push to voters as election day is just around the corner.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  South Carolina lawmakers are promising to fix a glitch in a new law keeping some National Guard members from getting a special veteran's designation on their driver's licenses.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  South Carolina's Republican Party Executive Committee votes to support Katrina Shealy for state Senate.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Teachers may have to pay more in insurance premiums.

Monday, August 20, 2012 

Thursday, May 31, 2012  A stretch of Interstate 20 in Lexington County was dedicated today by the South Carolina Highway Patrol and South Carolina Department of Transportation in honor of trooper that was killed on duty.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  South Carolina political strategists Phil Bailey and Wes Donehue appeared with Ric Garni on the weekly WACH Fox segment 'Pub Politics' to talk about Phil's controversial tweet, the Jake Knotts video and more.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Almost two years after appearing on the political web show Pub Politics, Sen. Jake Knotts is in the news again for his offensive remarks.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Voters will be asked in November whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run together, but the change wouldn't take place until 2018.

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.