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Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Legislators want to make it easier for veterans to go to college in South Carolina by paying tuition at in-state rates.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A South Carolina lawmaker wants to make it more difficult for law enforcement agencies use unmanned aircraft to gather criminal evidence in the state.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  An attorney says a South Carolina government board violated the constitution when it voted to split the cost of increases in public workers' health insurance premiums between employers and employees.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A South Carolina legislative panel has approved giving state agency directors and college presidents their first state-provided raise in five years.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has appointed a retired Air Force general and former University of South Carolina administrator to lead the state's Commission on Higher Education.

Monday, April 16, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says putting his office in charge of audit findings could save the state money and fix problems before they become a crisis.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  Senators on Thursday opposed a provision added to a bill that requires colleges to post their spending online. The clause would allow public colleges to give tuition breaks to twice the number of students that they can now.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  The University of South Carolina is ranked the nation's 32nd best value among public universities, according to Kiplinger's 2009 "Best Values in Public Colleges."