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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Chapin High School teacher removed from the classroom when he stomped on an American flag while discussing freedom is being paid $85,000 to avoid a legal challenge.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A media attorney says the Medical University of South Carolina's Board of Trustees violated the state's Freedom of Information Act by starting a public meeting early.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The House has dealt a blow to a bill strengthening South Carolina's public records law.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A bill designed to strengthen South Carolina's public records law has passed a House panel, but with a provision that may have doomed the proposal last year.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A freelance journalist from Newberry has sued South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, saying he has intentionally withheld public records she requested in the fight over entertainer James Brown's estate.

Friday, December 28, 2012  FBI files on Marilyn Monroe have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star's acquaintances who drew concern from government officials.

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

Thursday, March 15, 2012  For the second time in March, a judge has refused to release video from a police dashboard camera requested by the media.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a new policy spelling out what records her office must maintain. The new policy requires email from the governor and executive staff to be preserved.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A judge refused Thursday to release the dashboard camera video of a traffic stop that led to the shooting death of an Aiken police officer in December.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A legislative panel has approved a measure that could reduce costs for South Carolina citizens seeking documents under open records laws. The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that bars public agencies from charging more than fair market rates for copies.

Monday, November 21, 2011  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's office deletes emails between staffers because of limited storage space on servers and because the correspondence isn't considered important.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  South Carolina State University has released the performance evaluation of university president George Cooper after university officials refused to do so last week.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  A committee of Summerville Town Council has met behind closed doors to discuss a youth treatment center where several young people have escaped in recent weeks.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  The U.S. Transportation Department is withholding a report on millions in grant money earmarked for a transportation research center at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.