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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  TransUnion: Improving housing market helps lower rate of late payments on US mortgages in first quarter

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  New rules for pets and bicycles on the beach are about to take effect in Myrtle Beach.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A church-related group is interested in buying the old Freestyle Music Park, a theme park in Myrtle Beach that has not opened for the past three years.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is being swamped by applications for concealed weapon permits.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A bill aimed at shutting down sweepstakes cafes in South Carolina will soon become law.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A Senate panel has passed a bill that would allow people to carry guns in public in South Carolina without a concealed weapons permit.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The South Carolina House has approved a bill that supporters say clarifies that sweepstakes machines are illegal video gambling.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  South Carolina homeowners could rent out their homes for up to 100 days and still pay the lower, owner-occupied property tax rate under a measure advancing to the Senate floor.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A buzz is growing around Columbia about a new business coming to Five Points.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce is offering small business owners a chance to get more information about filing their taxes.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The House budget-writing committee wants Gov. Nikki Haley's office to pay more than $1 million for contracts she signed in response to a massive security breach at the state's tax collection agency.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A bill specifying that sweepstakes machines are illegal gambling is advancing in the South Carolina House.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The S.C. Department of Agriculture is asking legislators for $14.4 million to own a bigger share of the State Farmers Market.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A lawsuit brought by property owners along an abandoned Lowcountry rail line has been settled for $33 million.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The amnesty period has run out for anyone owning a gambling machine in Richland County.