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Monday, April 15, 2013  A 32-year-old former McDonald's store manager has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for setting up a robbery at his restaurant that ended with an employee being killed.

Friday, March 15, 2013  South Carolina's Election Commission would get about $6 million in one-time money to buy laptops that can speed up precinct lines and save for a future replacement of voting machines under a budget plan proposed by the state House.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A former Humana sales manager has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a South Carolina company to steer insurance brokers to the company.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Business managers get a crash course in social media.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Low voter turnout in the Midlands could be a result of recent arguments over disqualified candidates.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Turnout has remained light across South Carolina as voters cast ballots in primary elections that became problematic when hundreds of candidates were ordered off ballots.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  It is common to think about insuring a car, but these days just about anything of value can be covered.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Supplemental insurance company Aflac plans to add 400 workers to its Columbia operation.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks.