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Wednesday, August 08, 2012  South Carolina State University is considering cuts, including in sports, as it deals with an accrued $6 million budget deficit.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  The South Carolina Senate has approved a resolution to keep government running until a new budget is finished.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is chastising legislators for not sending her a budget yet, a day after her spokesman said it's unacceptable for the Legislature not to pass a budget within their six-month regular session, which ended June 7.

Monday, June 25, 2012  House and Senate members remain deadlocked over a budget compromise, days from a looming government shutdown.

Monday, June 25, 2012  A panel of House and Senate members is resuming discussions to try to reach a compromise on the state budget as time runs out on the fiscal year.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a bill providing new, safer equipment to fight wildfires for South Carolina's forestry agency through insurance premium taxes.