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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.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  South Carolina's top jurist says a dispute between Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the board that oversees pension funds for the state's public workers amounts to "political theater."

Friday, April 12, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court could determine whether state Treasurer Curtis Loftis is breaking the law by refusing to write a check for an investment previously approved by him and the rest of the retirement investment commission.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The commission that oversees the state retirement fund is suing South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, arguing he's breaking the law for refusing to sign a check for an approved investment.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The South Carolina state treasurer is refusing to sign a check the state retirement fund wants to invest.

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.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  South Carolina's state-run college savings program saw a 16 percent increase in the amount of money invested last year.

Monday, September 17, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis is teaming up with a major credit card company to give tips on how to avoid identity theft. Loftis is slated to talk about how identity theft in South Carolina increased 15 percent in from 2010 to 2011 at an event Monday afternoon at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

Friday, July 20, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has renewed a threat to stop writing checks on signed investment contracts, saying if he's not comfortable knowing what's in a contract, he won't send the money.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis wants the chairman of the board that invests public workers' pension money to step aside while investigators look into a complaint against him.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis believes financial documents tied to investment decisions of the state's pension portfolio should be reviewed by more people.

Monday, April 16, 2012  South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says putting his office in charge of audit findings could save the state money and fix problems before they become a crisis.

Monday, April 16, 2012  State Treasurer Curtis Loftis says South Carolina is refinancing $508 million of public debt, saving taxpayers about $48 million.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  A review of some of South Carolina's banking contracts is saving the state $1 million. State Treasurer Curtis Loftis said Wednesday that the savings comes thanks to an examination of the business that his office does with banks.

Friday, March 09, 2012  A seminar at the College of Charleston will help students learn how to pay the rising costs of attending college.