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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  South Carolina's law enforcement officers and firefighters will again be required to put a higher percentage of their salaries toward their retirement benefits than other public workers.

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, 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, 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.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  South Carolina's law enforcement officers and firefighters will likely be required next year to put more of their salaries toward retirement benefits than other public workers.

Friday, August 17, 2012  A University of South Carolina professor is dropping his lawsuit in Richland County against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley in order to join a similar lawsuit at the state Supreme Court.

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.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis wants the chairman of the board that invests public workers' pension money to step aside while investigators look into a complaint against him.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  The House has approved a compromise on reforming South Carolina's pension systems for public workers.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Efforts by House Democrats to give South Carolina's public employees a one-time bonus in November have failed.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis will continue to sit on a commission that oversees the $26 billion investment fund for public workers' pensions after senators voted against removing him.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  State senators will consider removing the state treasurer from the commission that oversees the $26 billion investment fund for public workers' pensions.