SC Politics Today
SC has added $163 million to spend, panel says
Gov. Nikki Haley’s money tree blossomed on Friday as the state Board of Economic Advisors added $163 million to the state’s budget.
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SC Senate: Let governor, not voters, choose state schools chief
S.C. voters would decide whether they want to elect the state’s schools chief or have the governor appoint a superintendent and oversee that post if a state Senate proposal becomes law.
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Attorney General asks SLED to open criminal investigation of House Speaker Bobby Harrell
The state Attorney General’s Office has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to open a criminal investigation into whether House Speaker Bobby Harrell violated state ethics laws. Documents inside
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Bill offers SC taxpayers an average $86 savings
Right now, any money that S.C. residents earn up to $14,500 a year in taxable income is taxed at a variety of rates, anywhere from 3 percent to 6 percent. State Rep. Tommy Stringer, R-Greer, says that is too complicated.
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South Carolina Senate plan would expand in-vehicle breathalyzers for DUIs
A bill that would expand a state program requiring DUI offenders to install breathalyzers in their vehicles advanced to the Senate Tuesday.
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GOV. HALEY WATCH
NEW: Gov. Nikki Haley issues SC regulatory reform order
Gov. Nikki Haley will issue an executive order Tuesday requiring state agencies review and eliminate any regulations they think impede business growth in South Carolina.
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SC agency says it has increased tax-return security since hacking
The SC Department of Revenue said Monday that state tax returns will pass through a new security program this year to try to prevent crooks from stealing refunds.
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Harrison to run for SC Democratic chairman
Jaime Harrison, a Washington lobbyist and former executive director of the U.S. House Democratic Caucus, said Monday that he is running to become the next chairman of the SC Democratic Party.
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THE BUZZ
Stephen Colbert mentions big sister's Congressional run on show
A few weeks after she declared her run for U.S. Congress in South Carolina's 1st congressional district, Elizabeth Colbert Busch got some airtime on her little brother's comedy central show, "The Colbert Report."
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Ex-SC agency computer chief accepts some responsibility for hacking
The former computer chief at SC Department of Revenue accepted partial responsibility for hackers getting financial information from 6.4 million consumers, their dependents and businesses.
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S.C. House public records bill advances
A state House subcommitee approved a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s open records laws Thursday.


