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Thursday, November 29, 2012  A Lowcountry lawmaker says an investigation of hacked state tax returns should be done by an independent organization, not politicians.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  The hacker who reportedly accessed millions of South Carolina tax returns apparently breached state databases via two different paths.

Monday, November 05, 2012  A former state senator has expanded his lawsuit over the exposure of millions of South Carolina tax returns to include a separate state agency and private company.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Chief Mark Keel and South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) Director Jim Etter will be holding a news conference at 4:30 p.m. Today to update the people of South Carolina on the Department of Revenue information security breach.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley and other state officials are scheduled to give an update on a hacking incident it's believed may have compromised millions of South Carolina tax returns.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina used the same standards as banks and other private institutions when it decided not to encrypt Social Security numbers and other information on a database of state tax returns.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is meeting with reporters to provide an update on the investigation into the hacking of 3.6 million South Carolina tax returns.

Sunday, October 28, 2012  More than 3.6 million South Carolinians' Social Security, credit and debit card information was at risk after a hacker stole tax record information. Now there is a code to receive a service for free to see if you're one of those affected.

Friday, October 26, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Revenue said that approxiamately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers have been hacked in cyber attack.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  Christopher Lykes, 36, of Swansea is charged with five counts of Medically Indigent Act Confidentiality Violation and one count of Disclosure of Confidential Information.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Federal prosecutors say a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee who issued a commercial license to someone who never took the tests has pleaded guilty.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  Government workers and retirees are scheduled to stage an informational picket in Columbia objecting to proposed cuts in Social Security.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Experts are scheduled to brief South Carolina senators on a long-term shortfall for the South Carolina Retirement System.

Friday, August 05, 2011  The deal to raise the debt ceiling means South Carolina will keep its AAA credit rating from Moody's. That means it costs less to borrow money for things taxpayers depend on like schools, roads and bridges.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  South Carolina's financial leaders are updating Moody's Investor Service on the state's financial health as the rating agency considers whether the national debt crisis should cause the state to lose its top credit rating.