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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, January 16, 2013  South Carolina's probation and parole agency wants more money to oversee offenders and keep them from returning to prison.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Limits on South Carolina lawsuit punitive damage have won key approval in the Senate.  The legislation sets up award limits similar to those on the books in Florida.

Friday, May 14, 2010  The National Federation of Independent Business is joining a federal lawsuit filed in Florida by 20 state attorneys general and governors against the health care overhaul.

Monday, March 22, 2010  South Carolina's Henry McMaster is one of a dozen Attorneys General, gearing up to protest the newly approved health care reform bill.