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2016 legislative session kicks with 2 new members

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s 2016 legislative session kicks off with a new member in each chamber. The House and Senate gaveled in the January-to-June session at noon Tuesday. Republican Rep. Russell Fry of Surfside Beach was sworn in as the newest House member. The 30-year-old attorney replaces former Rep. Nelson Hardwick, who resigned last May amid an investigation…