Obama budget slashes funding for SC MOX plant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Obama administration’s budget slashes funding for a plutonium reprocessing project in South Carolina and questions the viability of the multi-billion-dollar effort.
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Haley joins Georgia-Pacific for ceremony at mill
ALCOLU, S.C. (AP) — Georgia-Pacific is celebrating the opening of a new mill that makes a building material used in construction.
Bills to increase SC gas tax going nowhere
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel has effectively rejected two proposals to increase South Carolina’s gas tax to pay for road construction.
SC bill takes hotel conveniences from extra taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Travelers wouldn’t pay additional taxes for room service, spa treatments and other conveniences that can be added to hotel bills under a proposal advanced by a South Carolina House panel.
House approves measures to legalize raffles in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House has approved measures aimed at legalizing raffles in South Carolina.
Deputies: Gambling Suspects Presented with Offer
There are new details concerning an alleged sports betting ring in Richland County.
City Officials Focus on Homelessness
It’s an issue that’s raising a lot of discussions and even more concerns among city residents, business owners and city officials as they attempt to find a place to feed the need for the homeless population.
SC Unemployment Agency Lays off 100
Dozens of pink slips are set to be handed out at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, DEW, the state agency responsible for putting people back to work.
Son Charged in Murder of Parents
The son of an elderly Fairfield County couple found shot to death in their own front yard, has now been charged with their murders.
Boeing Planning $1 Billion Expansion in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley says Boeing is now a part of the fabric of South Carolina and that the company’s latest expansion announcement is a tribute to the 6,000 South Carolinians employed by the aerospace giant.
