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Saturday, May 04, 2013  South Carolina's tourism industry has bounced back after the Great Recession, with visitor spending reaching a record $16.5 billion in the state.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Visa survey finds on average, families expect to spend $1,139.00 on prom this year.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Some of South Carolina's representatives in Washington are spending some time talking about business in their home state.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The South Carolina House has sent the Senate a $6.3 billion proposed spending plan that boosts school spending, hires law enforcement officers and fixes bridges with load restrictions.

Friday, March 01, 2013  President Obama and Republicans are playing the blame game when it comes to automatic spending cuts that are due to kick in later in the day.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration says air traffic control towers at the Florence Regional Airport, Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach, Donaldson Center in Greenville and Hilton Head Airport could shutdown due to budget cuts.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is set to visit South Carolina to discuss the Capitol Hill debate over raising the country's debt limit.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse reports that in the two months before Christmas, sales of electronics, clothing, jewelry and home goods increased by only 0.7 percent compared with last year.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is traveling to the South Carolina coast to visit one of the state's major manufacturers and then to announce more jobs coming to the state.

Sunday, November 25, 2012  Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales fell slightly from last year.

Saturday, October 20, 2012  South Carolina's four freshmen congressmen say they want to continue to fight for limited government and reduced spending, while their Democratic opponents accuse them of contributing to gridlock in Washington.

Saturday, July 07, 2012  The state budget includes eight million dollars to be used for out of state, new tourism advertising. This money comes with a catch, though, it's part of a public private partnership, so for every dollar the state gives a community, local chambers and other organizations will have to contribute two dollars in contributions from local businesses.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  The South Carolina Senate has approved a $6.6 billion spending plan that gives most state workers a 3 percent raise, distributes more money to public schools and hires more than 100 law enforcement officers.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  The Lake City schools superintendent laid out next year's budget which includes deep cuts and a tax increase.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Record Mega Millions numbers: 2-4-23-38-46, MB 23