Secretary of state lists charity scrooges, angels
COLUMBIA -- S.C. Secretary of State Mark Hammond urged South Carolinians Wednesday to be knowledgeable about the charities they will donate to this holiday season, as he highlighted this year's "scrooges and angels."
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Ethics panel finds probable cause
Sanford to face judges on reimbursement issues
COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford will now have to face a panel of ethics judges after the State Ethics Commission determined Wednesday that probable cause exists on several allegations related to his travel and campaign reimbursements.
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Two North Charleston charities make top 10 'Angels' list
COLUMBIA — Local charities Dress for Success Worldwide and Metanoia made Secretary of State Mark Hammond's annual top 10 list of "Angels" for the organizations that devote the highest percentage of their donations to their cause, not overhead.
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Sanford to learn today of ethics panel findings
COLUMBIA -- A series of events today and in the coming week will help to determine Gov. Mark Sanford's fate.
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Impeachment resolution introduced
COLUMBIA -- A day before Gov. Mark Sanford faces the state ethics commissioners in a closed-door session on his alleged wrongdoings, an impeachment resolution has been filed in the House.
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Writing the laws on $10,400 a year
Do time, salary limit the ranks of who can serve?
The ranks of the state's legislature are filled with attorneys, businessmen and retirees, a makeup influenced by the state's 6-month-long session and low legislative pay.
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College president seeks schools job
COLUMBIA -- Mick Zais, president of Newberry College, announced Thursday that he will join the crowded race to become South Carolina's next Superintendent of Education.
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Newberry College president to run for state education chief
COLUMBIA -- Mick Zais, president of Newberry College, announced today that he will run to be the next state Superintendent of Education.
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Bookkeeping worries Eckstrom
The state Employment Security Commission's questionable accounting practices could put South Carolina's ability to borrow federal money -- and cut checks to the nearly 12 percent of unemployed workers -- in jeopardy, state chief accountant Richard Eckstrom said Wednesday.
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Eckstrom: Bookkeeping at the unemployment office could jeopardize federal funds
The state Employment Security Commission's questionable accounting practices could put South Carolina's ability to borrow federal money -- and cut checks to the nearly 12 percent of unemployed workers -- in jeopardy, state chief accountant Richard Eckstrom said today.
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Majority of independents in South disapprove of Obama
Southern independents, the very group that President Barack Obama leaned on to take the White House last year, aren't all happy with his performance when it comes to health care, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other matters, according to the results of a Winthrop Poll made public today.
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Group probes Boeing
Black caucus won't push for unions, aims to ensure fairness for minorities
COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus won't push for unions at Boeing's planned 787 Dreamliner facility in North Charleston, but the state legislators will do all they can to make sure the state's minorities have a fair shot at the new jobs the aeronautics giant will create, Sen. Robert Ford said Monday.
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Summit on homelessness planned
A summit planned for Thursday in Charleston is intended to forge a dialogue between the community's homeless, its residents and South Carolina's elected officials to find out what the state needs to do to take care of its own, state Rep. Wendell Gilliard said Monday.
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Summit on homelessness Thursday in Charleston
Charleston Rep. Wendell Gilliard wants the community to help improve the lives of homeless in South Carolina by hosting a summit on Thursday.
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Black caucus seeks info on Boeing's hiring practices
COLUMBIA — South Carolina's Legislative Black Caucus wants to make sure that minorities have a fair and equal shot at the new jobs Boeing Co. is bringing to the Lowcountry, according to letter obtained by The Post and Courier Monday.
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Court won't block probe's release
Ruling leaves question in commission's hands
COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford did not make any part of his ethics investigation off limits when he waived confidentiality, so the S.C. Supreme Court won't block the findings from reaching the hands of state legislators, according to an opinion issued Thursday.
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10 gubernatorial hopefuls meet on Orangeburg stage for first-of-a-kind debate
Starting Wednesday afternoon, you can watch the archived debate on ETV's web site.
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Debate to put focus on natural resources
Ten Republican and Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls will take the stage in Orangeburg tonight to debate the ways South Carolina should grow its economy while conserving its environment.
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Election Day debate planned for gubernatorial hopefuls
The S.C. Natural Resources Society has invited the field of 10 Republicans and Democrats vying for governor to debate their ideas about growing South Carolina's economy while protecting its environment.
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Sanford signs jobless benefits fix
Governor says change needed at state employment agency
COLUMBIA -- With Gov. Mark Sanford's signature Thursday, checks will be mailed to about 15,000 state workers who can't find jobs.
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SANFORD: Deal could help him keep job, but legacy still in doubt
Boeing is coming: Now what?
COLUMBIA -- When history writes Gov. Mark Sanford's legacy, will it begin with Argentina or Boeing?
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Benefit checks are on the way
Legislature fixes oversight; stimulus funds to flow
COLUMBIA -- It's official: the state Legislature fixed an oversight Wednesday that will send tens of millions of dollars to unemployed workers. Gov. Mark Sanford will sign the bill today and residents could receive a check within a week.
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BOEING: Aircraft giant lands here
Aviation giant expects to break ground on new assembly plant within the next few weeks
North Charleston won the fiercely fought battle for a Boeing 787 aircraft assembly plant Wednesday. Go to our Boeing page for more coverage.
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Lawmakers offered lure worth $450M
The power brokers sat together in Senate leader Glenn McConnell's office and huddled around the phone 15 minutes before the Boeing announcement.
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Boeing lands in North Charleston
North Charleston will be home to a new Boeing 787 jet assembly plant, ending a hotly sought-after deal that thrusts the state into the front lines of aircraft manufacturing.
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Boeing incentives session in holding pattern; Senate adjourned until 4:55 p.m.
The state Legislature is in a holding pattern this afternoon with speculation that a Boeing announcement could come at any time. The House and Senate were expected to reconvene at 2 p.m. Late starts are nothing new in the halls of Columbia, but this is different.
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IMPEACHMENT: Measure to oust Sanford blocked; Harrell says now isn't time
Special, and busy, session of S.C. Legislature
An effort to begin impeaching Gov. Sanford was turned aside Tuesday when House Speaker Bobby Harrell rejected the action during a special session.
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BOEING: Hush-hush talks held to attract a company that no one will identify
Special, and busy, session of S.C. Legislature
UPDATE: The state Legislature is in a holding pattern this afternoon with speculation that a Boeing announcement could come at any time.
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Impeachment action rejected during special session
House Speaker Bobby Harrell rejected action on impeachment today during a special session.
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Legislators consider incentives to bring manufacturing, jobs to state
Update: The House this afternoon unanimously passed legislation to allowing unemployed residents access to federal stimulus money for extended benefits.
The measure should be headed to the state Senate for final approval by Wednesday afternoon.
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Columbia lawyer entering AG race
COLUMBIA -- Former 9th Circuit prosecutor Robert Bolchoz launched his bid Monday to become South Carolina's next attorney general, the third Republican to enter the field.
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Session to tackle historic matters
Jobless benefits, Boeing, impeachment hot topics
COLUMBIA -- State legislators will reconvene today for what could be one of the most significant special sessions in recent state history.
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Can black or woman win state's top spot?
Sen. Robert Ford, Rep. Nikki Haley challenge gender, racial barriers in running to succeed Mark Sanford
COLUMBIA -- Gubernatorial hopefuls state Sen. Robert Ford and state Rep. Nikki Haley could do for South Carolina what President Barack Obama and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin did for race and gender barriers on the national scene. But can they get elected here?
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Clyburn cites S.C. hostility
COLUMBIA — U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Friday that a conversation with White House staff left him with the sense that a hostile environment in South Carolina is keeping the first lady from visiting.
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More passing GED
State matches national average
In the last six years, the rate at which S.C. adults passed their GED tests has doubled, a sign that the state's workforce is growing stronger.
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State GOP taps Wilkins as fundraiser
COLUMBIA -- The state Republican Party announced Thursday that it has tapped David Wilkins, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and speaker of the South Carolina House, to raise enough money to pay off its mortgage and make upgrades to its headquarters.
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Error with scooter stops big rig cold
COLUMBIA -- Bob Morookian was cruising along Highway 131 outside Monroe County, Wis., some 1,000 miles from his Mount Pleasant home, when a DMV policy stranded him at a truck stop with an 80,000-pound rig, a hazardous load and no license.
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Lawmaker to boost Barrett
COLUMBIA -- U.S. Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, the House's third-ranking Republican, will be in Charleston on Oct. 12 for a fundraiser for S.C. gubernatorial hopeful and 3rd District Rep. Gresham Barrett.
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High court to make call on ethics report
Governor's attorneys say the release of the information to the House will corrupt the process
COLUMBIA -- The state Supreme Court will hear arguments Oct. 19 in a case over the release of an ethics report that the House could use as a foundation to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford.
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2 Republicans enter House race
Democratic Rep. Vida Miller has represented sprawling House District 108 since 1996
COLUMBIA -- Democratic state Rep. Vida Miller, whose district includes Awendaw and McClellanville, will face a Republican challenge in the 2010 race from one of at least two GOP contenders.
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S.C. Supreme Court will hear Sanford case
The state Supreme Court justices agreed today to hear oral arguments on Oct. 19 in the case between Gov. Mark Sanford, the Ethics Commission and the House over the release of a report into the governor’s alleged wrongdoings.
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State NAACP chapter to hold annual conference in Charlotte
COLUMBIA -- The NAACP's upcoming 68th annual state conference will focus on educating, inspiring and empowering the civil rights community, South Carolina chapter President Lonnie Randolph said Friday.
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S.C. strategy on Boeing: Tight lips
Officials going after plant with behind-the-scenes efforts
The state is in a high-stakes battle with Washington to seal a deal with Boeing, but officials here aren't saying a word.
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South Carolina officials silent on Boeing recruitment
South Carolina is in a high-stakes competition with Washington to land a deal with airplane manufacturing giant Boeing Co. that could become the cornerstone for the aerospace industry on the East Coast, but officials here aren't saying a word.
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State's $2B jobless benefits puzzle
Forecaster: Loans must be repaid to federal government while restoring trust fund
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina soon will have a $2 billion problem to solve that could hamstring its ability to recover from the recession, the state's top economic forecaster, John Rainey, warned Tuesday.
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GOP going green
Party to receive gift to make sustainability improvements
COLUMBIA -- Longtime Republican Party loyalist Roger Milliken agreed Monday to help the South Carolina GOP pay off the mortgage on its headquarters, but on one condition: the party go green.
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GOP to get funding to green its headquarters
COLUMBIA - Longtime Republican Party loyalist Roger Milliken pledged $250,000 in matching funds Monday for the state GOP to make green improvements and technological upgrades to its headquarters, as well as pay off the mortgage.
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Schools defend lobbying costs
Opponents say practice misuses public money
The state's public colleges and universities spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year on lobbyists to influence legislators to send more money and pass laws that are favorable to their respective schools.
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Questioning the need for lobbyists
Many state agencies, not just higher education institutions, hire lobbyists. But the practice at the state's colleges and universities raised concerns last week when the College of Charleston created a new lobbyist position and hired the former chairman of its Board of Trustees to fill it.
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Limehouse optimistic on Boeing
Lawmaker says state offering super deal to lure new plant
Rep. Chip Limehouse said S.C.'s offer to Boeing is too good to pass up and the state will land a second Dreamliner assembly line.
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