Gas Prices Projected to…Decline
The price of Carbob, a key ingredient used in some fuel, has gone down consistently for the past month, and economists say that trend could make its way eastward to the Palmetto State, causing gas prices to drop.
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Charter Schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Senate is debating a charter school bill that Superintendent Mick Zais calls his top legislative priority.
The state schools chief wants to increase the number of charters statewide.
SC House Wants to Ban ‘Pink Slime’ in Schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House wants to ban public schools from buying meat containing the common beef filler dubbed “pink slime.”
The House approved an amendment to its budget plan barring state money from buying food for students treated with ammonia hydroxide.
Former SLED Chief Lloyd Bills SC State $25,000
South Carolina State owes the state’s former top cop around $25,000 as he helps conduct an internal investigation at the school.
Sunshine Week Rally
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Sunshine Week in South Carolina is being celebrated with a rally at the Statehouse supporting the Freedom of Information Act.
SC House Democrats Try to Give Employees a Bonus
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina Democrats are trying to give state employees a one-time bonus in November, saying legislators need to recognize their service.
The bonus would be in addition to the 2 percent raises called for in the Ways and Means’ budget plan.
Jr. Sportscasters Broadcast Cocky’s Dramatic Home Run
Cocky Jr. Sportscaster Contest winners Avery Williams and Madison Alexander helped out the ABC Columbia news team Wednesday by calling the dramatic conclusion of the Wiffle Ball World Series. Tim Hill has the story from the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at Six.
New Nickelodeon Theater to Revamp Main St.
The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, launches the second phase of its Move the Nick Capital Campaign to renovate and move the theater, hoping to continue an economic boom in downtown Columbia.
Inmate in NC Leads Investigators to Body in SC
Authorities say an inmate jailed in Charlotte, N.C., after he was found driving a missing 87-year-old Pennsylvania man’s car has led investigators to a body in Lancaster County, S.C.
Unemployment Audit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A second independent audit of South Carolina’s unemployment agency shows the system that checks whether people getting jobless benefits were also being paid at a job didn’t work properly for six years.
