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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The National Republican Congressional Committee says it's not spending any additional money to support Mark Sanford's bid for a congressional seat in South Carolina.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The 18 candidates vying for South Carolina's open 1st District congressional seat have raised just over $3 million for the primary less than two weeks away.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Right now, the President George W. Bush era tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year, if no new deal is reached.

Friday, July 06, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has struck out 81 items from the Legislature's budget and a separate bill spending money from a rainy day account.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  South Carolina's schools chief is asking a federal court to suspend a $36 million penalty against the state and review an order by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Monday, June 04, 2012  The U.S. Education Department has denied South Carolina's request to further appeal a $36 million penalty for not spending enough on special education during the economic downturn.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and federal officials are accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to fire a local Housing and Urban Development official who alleged the city was misusing federal funds for the city's low-income residents.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  For three years state taxpayers have been able to find state and local government spending records online using a website championed by Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom. But now that the headlines have faded so too it seems has the frequency of government updates.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Cars, electronics, and haircuts all top the list of things your might not have budgeted to pay for this summer, but might need to.