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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A bill that would let South Carolina employers hire and fire based on someone's off-the-job smoking habits appears to be going up in smoke.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  South Carolina State University administrators say enrollment at the school declined nearly 9 percent between the fall and spring semesters.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Measures to strengthen South Carolina's ethics laws have been introduced in the Senate.

Friday, September 21, 2012  A political group with ties to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has raised more than $550,000 to push for conservative candidates and causes in South Carolina for the November election.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Budget overrides by the South Carolina Senate reopen two agencies, give $10 million to districts for salary increases and transfer that same amount to the Commerce Department to close deals.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a bill providing new, safer equipment to fight wildfires for South Carolina's forestry agency through insurance premium taxes.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The Five Points Association is holding a new kind of "mob" Wednesday to support local businesses during Small Business Week.