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The Senate Finance Committee has held an emergency meeting to begin looking for ways to cut their proposed state spending plan following the news that a weak economy has slowed South Carolina tax collections ... via WCIV

Greasy pepperoni pizza, Moon Pies and french fries would no longer be lunch line options under a bill up for debate in a House panel. via Myrtle Beach Online

“While we still have a ways to go, America's students are doing better at this important task”

South Carolina's students test scores on a national writing assessment weren't significantly different from their scores six years ago, according to U.S. Department of Education results released Thursday ... via The Post and Courier

The first members of a South Carolina National Guard unit deployed in Afghanistan are beginning to return home. via Myrtle Beach Online

“When more than one million students a year drop out of high school, it's more than a problem, it's a catastrophe.”

South Carolina, like many other states, suffers from high dropout and low graduation rates. via Post and Courier

A tornado watch has been issued for much of South Carolina. The watch covers areas to the north and west of a line from Barnwell to Florence and runs through the rest of Friday. via Myrtle Beach Online

COLUMBIA -- Research programs at universities across South Carolina would lose $20 million under proposal a Senate panel has adopted while working on the state's budget. via WLTX-TV Columbia

South Carolina residents will soon be able to put a free block on their credit reports to help protect themselves from identity theft. via WCIV

“Is there a floor below which no American child should fall, regardless of the accident of geography that accounts for where they are born and raised?”

South Carolina is one of the worst states in the nation to be a kid, according to a new report. via Post and Courier

A man convicted of killing three social workers about 12 years ago has told South Carolina's Supreme Court that he wants to drop his appeals and be executed. via WIS-TV Columbia

A bill requiring exotic dancers to stay six feet from their customers in South Carolina has stalled. via WCIV

South Carolina would join 24 states in barring investments linked to Sudan's actions in Darfur under a bill approved Tuesday in a Senate subcommittee. via WCIV

A hallucinogenic herb long used in tribal rituals would become illegal in South Carolina under a bill now up for debate in a House committee. via WIS-TV Columbia

“At the end of the day, I'm duty-bound to uphold the laws of our state, which right now say we can't comply with Real ID”

The governor has respectfully asked the Department of Homeland Security not to inconvenience South Carolinians who fly or enter federal buildings, given that our state's driver's licenses are already some of ... via 94.3 WSC

All six of South Carolina's congressmen are running for re-election this year, and all six will face challengers. via WCIV

The S.C. Department of Transportation is seeking comments from the public on the Draft Public Participation Plan for the planning process, including the development of the Long-Range Statewide Transportation ... via WBTW

Prince of Peace Catholic School participated, for the first time, in the South Carolina Independent School Association Science Fair on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. via GreenvilleOnline.com

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A developer will donate $10 million and some 350 acres to help create a waterfront, resort-like center where South Carolina teachers can rejuvenate. via WLTX-TV Columbia

A new report says about 94 percent of South Carolina households have access to high-speed Internet services. via WACH-TV Columbia

A state health partnership says an international cardiac expert will travel to South Carolina this summer to begin working on the world's first biological heart pacemaker. via WACH-TV Columbia