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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.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Republican State Senator Lee Bright is proposing a bill that would make an elective course on gun safety available for high school students.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Hundreds of people came to the Statehouse Tuesday to support the Personhood Act of South Carolina Bill.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Proposed legislation would exempt weapons made in South Carolina from federal regulations.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  The Senate voted 27-12 on second reading, though plenty of debate remains.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  South Carolina senators are again debating the state's $5.9 billion general budget spending plan, and at least one lawmaker says more time is needed.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Republican Lee Bright is calling for a subcommittee to study whether such a currency could protect the financial stability of the state. He tells the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg that South Carolina could use its own money if people lose faith in the dollar.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  The Senate resumed debate Wednesday on the $5 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and started with changes in education spending.