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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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

Monday, September 26, 2011  County officials across South Carolina are in revolt about picking up costs tied to the GOP presidential primary.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  A proposed bill in the SC Statehouse establishes architectural design standards for new SC schools that some lawmakers say could save the state millions of dollars.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  As 2010 comes to an end, it's time to think about getting your tax paperwork together and plan ahead for any tax changes that may be coming up in the new year.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Horry County Council passed its 2011 budget Tuesday night, including money for Coast Regional Transportation Authority, but it also decided to let voters choose whether they want taxpayers to fund mass transit in the future.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010  Governor Mark Sanford and State Senate leaders are urging House members to pass a bill they say could save taxpayers $400 million.

Monday, January 11, 2010  South Carolina taxpayers who file their income taxes the old-fashioned way won't automatically receive a booklet in their mailbox this year.