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  USC Camp Teachers HS Students to Build Robots

  A summer camp at the University of South Carolina is teaching high school students how to build robots similar to NASA’s Mars rover.

  06/24/2010 5:15 PM
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  Sheheen Says he Offers S.C. a Different Future

  South Carolina’s Democratic nominee for governor says he offers voters the choice of a different future for the state.

  06/23/2010 5:10 PM

• State Agencies Attempt to Move Forward Despite Budget Cuts

  A number of state entities are attempting to move forward after the latest round of budget cuts.

  06/21/2010 4:59 PM
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  Budget and Control Board Loses Operating Budget

  The House's near 15-hour debate on Governor Mark Sanford's 107 budget vetoes…ended with the elimination of the operating budget for the state Budget and Control Board.

  06/17/2010 3:49 PM

• S.C. House to Take up Budget Vetoes Wednesday

  South Carolina legislators will likely address Governor Mark Sanford’s 107 budget vetoes Wednesday.

  06/15/2010 5:47 PM
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  McMaster Endorses Haley for Governor

  South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has endorsed state Rep. Nikki Haley in the Republican primary runoff for governor.

  06/15/2010 12:07 PM

• ETV Faces Loss of Half its State Funding

  South Carolina educational television is facing a major budget crisis after Gov. Mark Sanford cut more than half of the network’s $9.6 million state appropriation.

  06/14/2010 5:11 PM
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  Haley Calls for Transparency on Budget and Control Board

  State Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley says the state’s budget and control board should be more transparent.

  06/10/2010 12:46 PM
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  Sanford Vetoes 107 Items from State Budget

  Gov. Mark Sanford has vetoed 107 line-items from the $5 billion budget passed last week by the state Legislature.

  06/09/2010 5:13 PM

• Cockfighting Arrests Highlight Need for Stiffer Penalties

  South Carolina’s animal fighting laws are some of the most lax in the nation and the recent breakup of cockfighting ring in the Upstate has some calling for stiffer penalties.

  06/07/2010 5:04 PM

• DHEC Continuing Work on Oil Spill Preparedness Plan

  The state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is continuing its preparations to respond, if oil from the Gulf spill were to make its way to South Carolina.

  06/04/2010 4:30 PM
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  Sanford Signs Unemployment Insurance Reform Bill

  Gov. Mark Sanford has signed a bill aimed at addressing a near billion-dollar deficit in the state’s Unemployment Insurance Fund.

  06/03/2010 3:24 PM

• S.C. House Passes Resolution for Oil Spill Plan

  The S.C. House of Representatives has passed a resolution that requires the state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to come up with a plan for how the state would handle the situation if oil from the Gulf spill were to make its way to South Carolina.

  06/02/2010 6:32 PM
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  Ceremonies, Blood Drives Mark Memorial Day in Columbia

  There were a number of events held to mark Memorial Day in South Carolina's capital city.

  05/31/2010 4:57 PM
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  Football Game Designed to Teach Students Money Management

  A computer game designed to help educate high school students about personal finance was introduced in South Carolina Friday.

  05/28/2010 3:49 PM

• S.C. Immigration Bill Unlikely to Pass this Year

  An Arizona-style immigration law being discussed in a state Senate subcommittee is unlikely to move forward this year, according to the bill’s sponsor.

  05/27/2010 3:43 PM
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  Activists Rally at Statehouse to Save AIDS Funding

  A few hundred people rallied at the Statehouse Tuesday to urge lawmakers to continue funding for HIV and AIDS programs.

  05/25/2010 4:45 PM
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  Sanford Signs Bill Aimed at Improving Adoption Process

  Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill Tuesday aimed at improving the adoption process in South Carolina.

  05/25/2010 3:30 PM

• NAACP Hosts Annual Freedom Fund Celebration

  The South Carolina NAACP hosted their annual Freedom Fund Celebration Friday night in Columbia.

  05/21/2010 8:04 PM
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  Gov. Sanford Signs E-Waste Recycling Bill

  S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford signed legislation Thursday that will require electronic manufacturers and sellers to set up recycling programs aimed at keeping electronic components out of landfills.

  05/20/2010 1:10 PM