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Yesterday at 7:08 AM  A bill representing the largest overhaul of state government in decades is again approaching passage. Both Gov. Nikki Haley and her chief Democratic opponent are working to get it to her desk in the legislative session's waning weeks.

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 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.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  South Carolina State Senator Vincent Sheheen has announced he is once again seeking the state’s top office.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley's campaign manager says the Republican chief executive raised nearly $600,000 in the last quarter and has more than $2 million on hand for a second run.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  State Sen. Vince Sheheen appears to be running for governor of South Carolina again.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  The former candidate for governor was at Books on Broad in Camden Sunday; signing copies of his new book The Right Way: Getting the Palmetto State back on track.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Camden Sen. Vincent Sheheen is touring the state to promote his book that lays out his ideas for improving South Carolina.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  State Sen. Vincent Sheheen says South Carolina lawmakers should put political ideology aside and allow expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law to thousands of additional adults.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Hundreds of technical college students gathered at the Statehouse Tuesday for the Lottery Tuition Assistance rally.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A Democratic senator has introduced legislation that apologizes to the people of South Carolina for the cyber theft of millions of taxpayers' personal data.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Two local politicians are making new proposals to find out why nearly four million South Carolina tax payer files were accessed by an international hacker and to make sure it never happens again.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Legislators are working on a bill to erase nonviolent felonies from the records of now-upstanding citizens in hopes of helping them secure high-paying jobs.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  South Carolina Senate Democrats want to remove the secrecy that surrounds investigations by the House and Senate ethics committees.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The governor and lieutenant governor could run on one ticket under a renewed proposal in the South Carolina Senate.