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Friday, May 10, 2013  South Carolina legislators would have to wait eight years after leaving office before they could lobby their peers, under legislation advanced by a Senate committee.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Senate Finance Committee has advanced a plan that funds road and bridge construction by redirecting taxes, borrowing money and raising fees.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A Senate committee will spend the next two weeks trying to put together a bill to increase the money South Carolina spends on its roads.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Five people want to be the next leader of South Carolina's embattled unemployment agency.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A South Carolina Senate committee has advanced a measure that creates more oversight of public agency computer systems following the massive breach of the state's tax collection agency.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow parents to send their children to public school outside of their school district.

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.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  The District 20 race for Senate has two contenders hoping to knock off a long time fixture at the Statehouse.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is chastising legislators for not sending her a budget yet, a day after her spokesman said it's unacceptable for the Legislature not to pass a budget within their six-month regular session, which ended June 7.

Monday, June 25, 2012  House and Senate members remain deadlocked over a budget compromise, days from a looming government shutdown.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Fewer than two dozen of the 170 members of the South Carolina General Assembly face opponents in this year's primaries.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  The leader of South Carolina's labor agency is a step closer to taking the helm of the state's public health and environmental control agency.

Monday, July 27, 2009  Loan official: Sens. Conrad and Dodd informed they were getting VIP home loan deals