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Sunday, March 24, 2013  Six months after a hacker stole the personal data of millions of South Carolina taxpayers, legislators are moving past finger-pointing hearings on who to blame and focusing on how to prevent another massive breach.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A senator leading a panel on the S.C. Department of Revenue's massive security breach has introduced a bill that would provide taxpayers 10 years of state-paid credit monitoring and create more oversight of state computer systems.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Internal Revenue Service pushed back when they'll accept returns to the end of the month, because they had to wait for Congress to finish fiscal cliff talks.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The S.C. Department of Revenue's deputy director acknowledges his agency was notified in August of a computer security breach, but the response clearly wasn't adequate since a hacker stole millions of taxpayers' personal data a month later.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  The South Carolina agency that maintains the taxpayer records accessed by an international hacker wants help paying for expenses related to the breach.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  South Carolina's running tab for handling the hacking of millions of taxpayers' personal data is approaching $20 million. So far, officials are giving no indications of how they'll pay for it.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman announced Friday he has appointed a special subcommittee to "examine the ramifications of a historic security breach of security at the S. C. Department of Revenue."

Thursday, November 01, 2012  A nonprofit group is offering South Carolinians information about how to prevent identity theft.

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.

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, August 02, 2012  Horry County spokesperson Lisa Bourcier said the county has spent more than $15,000 in attorney fees alone during the various appeals process regarding the Atlantic Beach elections and the cost could increase even more.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Most autopsies in South Carolina are paid for by taxpayers, but a state judge has decided they can no longer be reviewed by the public.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley's campaign has reimbursed taxpayers more than $7,700 for her security during out-of-state fundraising events.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  The House's leading Democrat says taxpayers should not be paying for Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's security detail when she's out of state on personal business.

Sunday, March 04, 2012  More than 170 people get pensions over $100,000 in South Carolina. But a state law prevents citizens from knowing who is living well off taxpayer money in their retirement.