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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A Republican state senator is criticizing how the Department of Revenue paid its clean-up bills following the massive hacking of taxpayers' personal data.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The cost of driving in South Carolina is down for the first time in four years.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Charleston County school officials are spending more than $420,000 a year to maintain five closed schools.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Tens of thousands of South Carolinians addicted to drugs or alcohol will become eligible for health insurance under the federal health care overhaul.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The tax deadline is upon us and while many are scrambling to get their taxes done, some have already received or have plans for their tax refund.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Military health care costs have nearly tripled since 2001

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A South Carolina woman who faked having terminal leukemia in order to collect insurance money has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The trial for the man accused of killing two people at a home in an upscale Irmo neighborhood last April has be set for the week of May 6.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Crop insurance claims total $16 billion after widespread U.S. drought; cost stirs debate in Congress

Thursday, March 21, 2013  An unemployed man suspected of faking his own drowning at a New York beach to collect on life insurance has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  South Carolina homeowners could rent out their homes for up to 100 days and still pay the lower, owner-occupied property tax rate under a measure advancing to the Senate floor.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Safe Auto Insurance has abruptly closed its call center in Williamsburg County, leaving more than 160 people without a job.

Friday, March 15, 2013  One of the most famous ceremonial units in the Marine Corps is scheduled to perform for the public at the recruit depot on Parris Island.