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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The House Agriculture Committee has approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Tuesday, the Marlboro County Town of McColl held elections for the mayor's seat and six town council seats.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Joe Dugan, the Chairman of the Board of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party says his group formed in March 2009, filed for nonprofit  status later that year or in early 2010, then received eight pages of questions from the Internal Revenue Service in February 2012.

Monday, May 06, 2013 

Saturday, May 04, 2013  The party selected 37-year-old Orangeburg native Jaime Harrison as its new leader at Saturday's convention in Columbia.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Connelly fought off two challengers and won nearly 75 percent of the vote to remain chairman of the party after Saturday's vote at the GOP convention in Columbia. He was first elected in 2011.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Senate Finance Committee has advanced a plan that funds road and bridge construction by redirecting taxes, borrowing money and raising fees.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Some South Carolina mothers are holding rallies at the offices of the state's two U.S. senators to voice their concerns over recent votes on gun control legislation.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Gingrich is touring the Palmetto State to thank voters for choosing him in the Republican Presidential Primary in the state in 2012.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Horry County Council will have a new leader later this month when Mark Lazarus takes the oath as council chairman.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Republican Mark Sanford and Democratic Elizabeth Colbert Busch are hitting the campaign trail after mixing it up in the only scheduled debate of their South Carolina congressional race. The special election is next Tuesday.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Under the proposal, state payments must be suspended for municipalities that do not submit audits within 13 months of the end of the audit year.

Monday, April 29, 2013  South Carolina is one of about three dozen states that want to become a testing site for using unmanned drones for domestically.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Georgetown County lawmaker wants to see more truth in food labeling. State Representative Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. of District 108, recently introduced a bill requiring certain standards be met when a business sells seafood.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Democrats in the South Carolina House say an early voting bill being pushed by Republicans will limit voters' ability to cast a ballot early.