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EUC, FAC Legislation Offers Additional Benefits for Qualified Claimants
Extensions to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation ( EUC ) and Federal Additional Compensation ( FAC ) legislation were passed March 2, 2010, by Congress and signed by the President.
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Senate Report
There’s a quote that reminds us that fairness requires that we do not make judgments until we know all the facts.
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State Capital Report
House legislators took a week-long furlough February 8-12, the first of three scheduled eek-long breaks without pay that will save the taxpayers $150,000. Returning to Columbia, we faced a c...
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Norovirus Spreading Across State
Since early January the S.C Department of Health and Environmental Control has been investigating more than twice the usual number of diarrheal outbreaks reported across the state, the agency anno...
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South Korea Invites US War Vets Back
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, the South Korean government is inviting veterans who fought in the war and some family members to visit the country.
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DHEC Requesting SLED Investigation Into Allegations
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has requested assistance from the S.C. Law Enforcement Division into allegations that DHEC documents were found in a City of Columbia publ...
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S.C. Fire Marshal Reports 79 Fire-Related Fatalities In 2009
The 2009 year came to an end with a reported 79 fire-related fatalities, an increase of four fatalities from 2008.
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Durant Children's Center Gets Grants
Durant Children’s Center has received two grants.
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$10 Million Approved For I-73
The North Eastern Strategic Alliance ( NESA ), an economic development organization encompassing South Carolina’s northeast region, announced Wednesday that the US Department of Transportation app...
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Food Check-Out Week Set For February 21-27
Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Week, Feb. 21-27, 2010, focuses on helping Americans learn how to stretch their grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food.
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White House Announces 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll Date and Theme
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Online lottery to be held for tickets to Easter Egg roll at White House.
Marion To Remember Namesake With Wreath-Laying Ceremony, Living History Tribute
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For the second year, several Marion groups have come together to organize an event to remember Gen. Francis Marion and the unique role he and his men played in the American Revolution.
Northbound Interstate 95 Delays Expected Beginning February 16
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) urges motorists to prepare for congestion from daytime lane closures on northbound Interstate 95 from mile marker 155 to mile marker 161 in F...
State Capital Report: A Ray Of Sunshine For Dillon County
by Representative Jackie Hayes
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Dillon County made national news twice recently, first when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would provide federal funds to construct and renovate schools in Dillon County, an...
South Carolina Department Of Transportation To Close Four Rest Areas
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) closed four interstate rest areas on January 27, 2010.
First Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings
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First Bancorp (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, announced today fourth quarter net income available to common shareholders of $4.3 million compared to $5.0 million reported in the ...
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AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall....
By LIZ SIDOTI
Wed Mar 10 06:40:27 -0600 2010
Obama pushing on health care end game
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast....
By ERICA WERNER
Wed Mar 10 06:40:38 -0600 2010
Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made clear it had no intention of reversing the order that has cast a shadow over the latest U.S. push for Mideast peace....
By KARIN LAUB
Wed Mar 10 05:39:48 -0600 2010