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SC closes year with higher-than-expected surplus

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina ended the fiscal year with a higher-than-expected surplus, handing legislators an additional $68 million to distribute next year. The fiscal-year closing report issued by the state’s chief accountant shows South Carolina collected more than enough taxes to fund every item on the Legislature’s priority list for surplus revenue. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom said…

Gay couple sues over SC same-sex marriage ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A legally married gay couple living in South Carolina is suing to have the state’s ban on gay marriage overturned. Highway Patrol Trooper Katherine Bradacs and Tracie Goodwin filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court. They are suing Gov. Nikki Haley and state Attorney General Alan Wilson. Bradacs and Goodwin were married in Washington,…

Tea party group making stop in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Another tea party group is spending some time in South Carolina this week. On Tuesday, the Tea Party Patriots are making a stop in Columbia for a news conference at the Statehouse. The Tea Party Patriots says it is a national grassroots coalition with more than 3,400 locally organized chapters and more than 15 million supporters…

SC man hit by lightning: Lord not ready for me

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” An Orangeburg man says he’s still in a lot of pain almost two weeks after he was struck by lightning. But he also says the Lord just wasn’t ready to meet him. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/14fX7R0 ) that 62-year-old Teddie Adams was struck while walking to his truck after work…