SC bill seeks to strengthen reporting on dead kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill intended to force all 46 coroners in South Carolina to report the suspicious deaths of children is advancing in the Senate.
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SC justices: No casino allowed on Catawba land
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court says the state’s only federally recognized tribe cannot have a casino on its reservation.
SC House allows CBD oil for epilepsy treatments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has passed a bill allowing people suffering from severe epilepsy to legally use oil derived from marijuana to control their seizures.
Ex-Georgetown County economic director arrested
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Georgetown County’s former economic development director has been charged with embezzlement of public funds.
SC has no consistent computer security plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials have told lawmakers that South Carolina has no consistent plan for computer security among state agencies, more than a year after the state’s revenue department was hacked.
SC panel: Expanded board could ease employee fears
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel recommends adding members to the board that invests South Carolina’s pension portfolio to help ease public employees’ concerns over how their retirement money’s being handled.
Former judge explains why he’s challenging Haley
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former state House member and judge Tom Ervin says allegations that a numbers fixation at the Department of Social Services has endangered children drove him to challenge Gov. Nikki Haley in the Republican primary.
Lawmakers again call on Obama to keep MOX open
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawmakers are again calling on the Obama administration to keep open a South Carolina facility to process weapons-grade plutonium into commercial reactor fuel.
Authorities identify victim in Bamberg shootings
BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) — Bamberg County officials say a Georgia man died during a shoot-out in South Carolina last weekend.
Former Columbia Economic Development Director Arrested
The city of Columbia’s former economic development director is accused of embezzling funds from his previous employer.
