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No pay raises for state employees in SC budget deal

State employees will not get a pay increase if a budget deal reached Monday night by House and Senate negotiators – following three hours of back-room negotiations – becomes law. 3 hours ago

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S.C. State House reopens after evacuation due to smoke

The S.C. State House was temporarily evacuated Monday morning after a fire alarm went off.
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Lunch, with a side of politics: Legislators dish on where, how they break for meals

At 2:45 a.m., the last place you expect members of the South Carolina House of Representatives to be is sitting at a table at Denny’s on Two Notch Road.
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$1 million in AmeriCorps grants slated for S.C. organizations

U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn, D-Columbia, announced more than $1 million in AmeriCorps grants for S.C. organizations including Columbia-based City Year.
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Fight against Common Core flares in South Carolina

South Carolina Tea Party groups — warning of an overreaching federal government and massive privacy invasions — are joining calls nationwide to derail education standards called Common Core.
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After public hearings, DHEC sticks with its suggestion on food stamp restrictions

After hearing all the pros and cons during several months of public input, the state health department has recommended that South Carolina apply for a waiver to ban the use of food stamps for sugary drinks, candy, cookies and cakes.
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The Buzz: SC GOP flees debt, an “Obama judge”

The S.C. Republican Party withdrew last week from a federal lawsuit aimed at closing the state’s political primaries so that only party-faithful can vote – but not because the GOP thinks the state should keep its political primaries open to all comers.
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SC inches closer to other states with military-friendly legislation

While South Carolina’s legislature made progress this session in reaffirming the state’s military-friendly status, but it still has work to do to pass muster nationwide.
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SC student leaders gather in state capitol

Part summer camp, part crash course in politics, the Palmetto Boys and Girls State programs allows rising high school seniors – selected by their teachers – to participate in a simulated political system designed to teach them about how government works. During the week, students run for...
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SC political briefs, June 16

More than $7 million spent in 1st District race
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SC legislators reach deals on road repair, 4K spending

Budget negotiators reached a tentative deal Friday on road funding and education that appears to clear the way for the state’s $22.7 billion spending plan, set to take effect July 1.