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BRIEF: S.C. jobless rate drops to 5-year low of 8% in April
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.South Carolina's unemployment rate fell to a five-year low of 8 percent in April from 8.4 percent in March, the largest month-to-month decrease in more than 25 years. The jobless rate is the lowest since October 2008 and represents the largest month-to-...Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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C-SPAN to feature Columbia in shows this weekend
The StateStories about Columbia's history, culture and politics will be the focus of special programming Saturday and Sunday on C-SPAN. Programs will be featured on C-SPAN'S Book TV and American History TV. Watch special programs at 6 p.m. Saturday during Book...Tags: History (tv network), Entertainment, Television, Time Warner Cable Inc., C-SPAN (tv network)
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SC Senate votes to sell controversial state-owned planes
The StateThe S.C. Senate voted to sell the state's two planes Thursday, hours after Democrats demanded Republican Gov. Nikki Haley reimburse the state for flying a videographer paid by her campaign on a state-owned plane. An Ethics Commission attorney said Haley...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Mark Sanford, Religion and Belief, Ethics
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UPDATE: S.C. Senate votes to sell state planes
The StateThe S.C. Senate voted to sell the state's two planes on Thursday a few hours after Democrats demanded Republican Gov. Nikki Haley reimburse the state for flying a videographer paid by her campaign to official events over the past year. A S.C. Ethics...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Religion and Belief, Ethics, Lawyers
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Medicaid expansion could lead to budget battle
Aiken Standard, S.C.Philosophical differences over the expansion of Medicaid in the state could lead to a budget battle in the S.C. Senate, according to Sens. Shane Massey and Tom Young. The proposed expansion would allow three years of federally funded health care...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Politics
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SC party leaders trade allegations ahead of governor's race
The StateThe expected opponents in the 2014 S.C. gubernatorial race traded accusations over ethical behavior on Thursday. Democrats criticized Republican Gov. Nikki Haley for flying a videographer paid by her campaign on the state plane to numerous official...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, Ethics
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SC lawmakers grapple over control of state purchasing
The StateThe state House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would reorganize state government. It is the fifth time in five years the House has passed a government restructuring bill. But the bill never has made it to the governor's desk. This...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, U.S. Senate, Politics
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SC probation agency's request for extra $1.4 million meets resistance
The StateSome state lawmakers are questioning the state probation agency's bid to get an extra $1.4 million to hire 33 employees. A soon-to-be released audit of the Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole shows the agency has at least $12.5 million in money...Tags: Government, Criminals, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace
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Higher education reform moving slowly
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Changing the way South Carolina pays for and evaluates its public colleges and universities isn't going to be easy or fast. Gov. Nikki Haley began meeting with presidents of the state's higher education institutions soon after she took office in 2011 to...Tags: Government, Education, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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CBS orders 'Reckless' for fall line-up
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Millions of dollars are at stake in South Carolina as a network television show decides whether to return to Charleston. CBS this week picked up the legal drama "Reckless" for its fall lineup after the show's pilot was shot in March in the Holy City....Tags: Entertainment, Television, Twilight (movie)
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Bluffton Republican Club: AR-15 rifle giveaway fundraiser on hold
The Island Packet OnlineThe Greater Bluffton Republican Club, which last week announced it was giving away an AR-15 rifle for its spring fundraiser, now says the contest is on hold. Club vice president Marcie Flynn says tickets are no longer being sold and that the gun...Tags: Firearms, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Lotteries
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OPINION: Should we be telling others what to eat?
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)Pearl Cantrell is 105, and she loves bacon. "I love bacon," she told reporters at her 105th birthday celebration this week. "I eat it every day." The central Texas woman has had a life of hard physical labor, and she bore seven children. But she still...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bacon, Weight, Obesity, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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