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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Kershaw Co. Senator Vincent Sheheen and State Treasurer Curtis Loftis want to go one step ahead to help victims from last fall's hack at the state Department of Revenue.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with employees of the Savannah River Site to talk about furloughs resulting from federal budget cuts.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A bill that would have put a psychologist in every South Carolina school has evolved into the creation of another study committee.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Voters will decide next year whether church cake walks and school raffles will finally become legal in South Carolina.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A conservative group in South Carolina is launching an ad campaign supporting U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's immigration reform proposal.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is sure his company is "very close" to getting its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet back flying again.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Sunday March 31 is the last day to get free credit monitoring called Protect my ID.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Myrtle Beach parents dealing with their children's head lice now have an alternative to medicated shampoo and late nights with a fine-toothed comb.

Monday, March 18, 2013  An Army Corps of Engineer official says while studies for the $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel are moving ahead, final completion of the project depends on Washington.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state senator wants lawmakers to review Transportation Department plans to remove trees in the median of 30 miles of Interstate 26.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  About 2,000 workers at the Savannah River Site near Aiken will be working reduced schedules starting next month because of the federal budget cuts. Other employees will be laid off. Employees of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions were told about the reductions Monday.

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, February 27, 2013  An effort to put a police officer in every public school in South Carolina has hit a financial roadblock.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A group that works to find solutions to social and economic challenges in South Carolina is getting a grant to expand its program to battle cardiovascular disease among blacks.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Google is adding a new touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made by rivals Microsoft and Apple.