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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.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  High school students would no longer have to pass South Carolina's exit exam to earn a diploma under a bill passed by the House.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Testing students' readiness for first grade and requiring prescriptions for meth-making medicines are among the recommendations of a committee that advocates for South Carolina's children.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina needs to get rid of government regulations that hamper businesses.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  State officials say a three-year effort to evaluate and upgrade computer security systems at state agencies should begin in March.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A panel led by two former attorneys general has released 23 recommendations on how to overhaul South Carolina's ethics laws.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A panel led by two former attorneys general is releasing its recommendations on how to overhaul South Carolina's ethics laws.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Legislators would no longer handle complaints against their own members under recommendations coming from a House GOP study panel.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Bob Jones University is asking an outside Christian organization that deals with child abuse to investigate how the fundamentalist college responds to abuse allegations.

Monday, January 14, 2013  A Chapin High teacher who talked glowingly about the United States and the importance of embracing freedom while stomping on an American flag in his classroom may soon find out if he loses his job.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  South Carolina's top law enforcement officer says having a police officer in every school in the state is a must.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  An independent panel created by Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to discuss recommendations for strengthening South Carolina's ethics and public records laws.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says she will push the ethics reform recommendations that a committee develops, whether she agrees with them or not.

Monday, December 10, 2012  South Carolina's education oversight panel recommends that legislators spend more on programs designed to draw high school students into teaching and fill slots in the state's neediest schools.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A bill giving tax breaks to parents who send their children to private school or educate them at home has advanced in the Senate.