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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Kershaw Co. Senator Vincent Sheheen and State Treasurer Curtis Loftis want to go one step ahead to help victims from last fall's hack at the state Department of Revenue.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has tossed out a lawsuit against Treasurer Curtis Loftis filed by the board that oversees state pension funds for public workers.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  South Carolina's top jurist says a dispute between Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the board that oversees pension funds for the state's public workers amounts to "political theater."

Monday, April 15, 2013  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has transferred the nearly $12 million needed to keep the state from defaulting and asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit against him.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court could determine whether state Treasurer Curtis Loftis is breaking the law by refusing to write a check for an investment previously approved by him and the rest of the retirement investment commission.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The commission that oversees the state retirement fund is suing South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, arguing he's breaking the law for refusing to sign a check for an approved investment.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The South Carolina state treasurer is refusing to sign a check the state retirement fund wants to invest.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The board that invests public workers' pension money has censured South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis for what it calls his "false, misleading and deceitful rhetoric" about his fellow commissioners.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis says one of his deputies has been arrested after giving information about investigations to a woman wanted by police.

Monday, January 28, 2013  S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis says he'll seek reelection to his current job in 2014.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  South Carolina's state-run college savings program saw a 16 percent increase in the amount of money invested last year.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  State Treasurer Curtis Loftis is holding a symposium on fraud detection and prevention in government programs.

Monday, September 17, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis is teaming up with a major credit card company to give tips on how to avoid identity theft. Loftis is slated to talk about how identity theft in South Carolina increased 15 percent in from 2010 to 2011 at an event Monday afternoon at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

Saturday, August 18, 2012  Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis says his fellow top lawmen across the state must be held to a higher standard.

Friday, July 20, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has renewed a threat to stop writing checks on signed investment contracts, saying if he's not comfortable knowing what's in a contract, he won't send the money.