South Carolina’s dismal economy and the legislature’s decision to slash the state budget are eroding basic programs that protect your health, safety and pocketbook every day. Many of the agencies providing government services, such as food safety inspections and consumer fraud investigations, always have struggled for funding. But the money crunch has become so bad that some agencies are scrambling to provide basic services.
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If you want to kill more deer than the law allows or use a spotlight to catch them, Marion County is the place to go in South Carolina. No state game officer regularly patrols the wildlife-rich county between Florence and Myrtle Beach. The lack of officers in Marion County shows how budget cuts are affecting the state’s ability to enforce game and fish laws.
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An unfortunate fall at a Charleston dress shop has led to a huge legal victory for injured workers in South Carolina. A state Supreme Court decision on Monday means that 49-year-old Allie James of Charleston – along with potentially thousands of other workers who will face career-ending injuries – can secure bigger Social Security disability payments during the complicated medical and legal aftermath. For James, the ruling will mean hundreds of dollars per month more in benefits.
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When the dust settles late Tuesday, the congressional elections will likely have rocked the political landscape in Washington for South Carolina – for good and for bad. Three of the state’s six House members will be new, a major overhaul that will become historic if state Sen. Mick Mulvaney becomes the fourth delegation rookie by knocking off House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt. Not since the post-Watergate elections of 1974 have S.C.
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Whether you are among those going door to door for Halloween, or just sharing the road with them, area health and safety experts have some advice for you. Tips for parents Check labels to make sure Halloween makeup is non-toxic.
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The secretary of the Army said Friday officials are doing everything they possibly can to figure out why 10 infants have died inside homes at Fort Bragg in the past three years. In a visit to the post, Secretary John McHugh called the matter a “frustrating mystery,” saying he wants to look at virtually every possible environmental factor. “This is a critically important issue for us,” McHugh said.
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The Mark Clark Expressway across James and Johns Island should not be built because of the harm it would cause to fish and shellfish, the National Marine Fisheries Service said in a letter this week. The correspondence dated Thursday is addressed to Lt. Col. Jason Kirk, commander of the Charleston District of the Army Corps of Engineers, a permitting agency for the project.
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