SC Babies Born On 529 Day Celebrated With $529 College Savings Grants
May 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – State Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. is announcing the second annual privately funded Future Scholar 529 Palmettobaby grant program on National 529 College Savings Day, Thursday, May 29, 2014. The Palmettobabyprogram was…
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New Digitization Program for Libraries Announced
May 28, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Libraries often have photographs, local histories, maps, family papers and/or genealogical documents that could reach a wider audience if digitized and made available online. The South Carolina…
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New Digitization Program for Libraries Announced
May 28, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Libraries often have photographs, local histories, maps, family papers and/or genealogical documents that could reach a wider audience if digitized and made available online. The South Carolina…
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Graham takes Action to Undo Obama Administration ‘Reckless’ Approach to MOX
May 26, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in support of and applauded the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act. At Senator Graham’s request,…
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Graham takes Action to Undo Obama Administration ‘Reckless’ Approach to MOX
May 26, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in support of and applauded the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act. At Senator Graham’s request,…
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E&I Engineering, Ltd. to locate U.S. operations in Anderson County
May 24, 2014
Ireland-based manufacturer to invest $17 million ANDERSON, SC – E&I Engineering, Ltd., a provider of switchgear and power distribution solutions throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, plans to invest $17…
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E&I Engineering, Ltd. to locate U.S. operations in Anderson County
May 24, 2014
Ireland-based manufacturer to invest $17 million ANDERSON, SC – E&I Engineering, Ltd., a provider of switchgear and power distribution solutions throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, plans to invest $17…
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Charleston, Georgetown Ports Will Benefit from Senate Passage of Water Resources Development Act
May 22, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said both the Charleston Harbor Deepening project and Georgetown Port will benefit from passage of the Water Resources Development Act. The…
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Congress Backs SC Ports Provisions in Water Resources Reform and Development Act
May 22, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Today, Congress finalized the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), solidifying critical provisions for SCPA initiatives, including the Post-45 Harbor Deepening Project. “We applaud Congress for their…
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Congress Backs SC Ports Provisions in Water Resources Reform and Development Act
May 22, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Today, Congress finalized the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), solidifying critical provisions for SCPA initiatives, including the Post-45 Harbor Deepening Project. “We applaud Congress for their…
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Georgetown County Library to Host Heritage Fair
May 22, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Old scrapbooks, family letters, photographs and other precious reminders of our past are items that the Georgetown County Library works daily to preserve. How do you preserve your…
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Plastic Products Company To Open New Facility In Oconee County
May 21, 2014$3.2 Million Investment Is Expected To Create 68 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC), a manufacturer of plastics and injection molding, has selected Oconee County for the…
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Plastic Products Company To Open New Facility In Oconee County
May 21, 2014$3.2 Million Investment Is Expected To Create 68 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC), a manufacturer of plastics and injection molding, has selected Oconee County for the…
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Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley On April 2014 Unemployment Rate
May 16, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today issued the following statement in response to South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreasing to 5.3 percent in April from 5.5 percent in March. This is…
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Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley On April 2014 Unemployment Rate
May 16, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today issued the following statement in response to South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreasing to 5.3 percent in April from 5.5 percent in March. This is…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2014
May 16, 2014
Unemployment Rate Decreases; Lowest Rate Since June 2001 COLUMBIA, SC The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in April down from March’s rate of 5.5 percent. The…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2014
May 16, 2014
Unemployment Rate Decreases; Lowest Rate Since June 2001 COLUMBIA, SC The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in April down from March’s rate of 5.5 percent. The…
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EPA Proposes Updates to Emissions Standards for Refineries to Protect Nearby Neighborhoods
May 15, 2014Proposed steps will protect public health and improve air quality WASHINGTON, DC – After receiving input from stakeholders including community groups, industry and the states, the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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EPA Proposes Updates to Emissions Standards for Refineries to Protect Nearby Neighborhoods
May 15, 2014Proposed steps will protect public health and improve air quality WASHINGTON, DC – After receiving input from stakeholders including community groups, industry and the states, the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, S.C. Emergency Management Division Host Hurricane Tabletop Exercise
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today participated in a tabletop exercise with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, S.C. Emergency Management Division Host Hurricane Tabletop Exercise
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today participated in a tabletop exercise with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Children’s Mental Health Week In South Carolina
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC- May 7, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today joined the Federation of Families of South Carolina, and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents on the north steps of…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Children’s Mental Health Week In South Carolina
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC- May 7, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today joined the Federation of Families of South Carolina, and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents on the north steps of…
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Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants
May 6, 201414 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina Department…
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Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants
May 6, 201414 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…
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Gov. Nikki Haley designates September as “Voter Education Month”
September 10, 2012Encourages all eligible South Carolinians to register to vote and to exercise their most basic democratic right by participating in all elections COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2012 – Governor Nikki…
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by The Hon. Nikki Haley, Governor
August 29, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 29, 2012 – I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants who reminded my brothers,my sister and me every single day how blessed we were to…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces ethics reform package
August 22, 2012Tours South Carolina with Attorney General Alan Wilson to promote state government transparency, accountabilityCOLUMBIA, SC – August 22, 2012 – During a statewide tour with AttorneyGeneral Alan Wilson, Governor Nikki…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces PEBA appointments
August 8, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 6, 2012 – GovernorNikki Haley today announced three appointments to the South Carolina PublicEmployee Benefit Authority (PEBA). Established as a part of pension reformlegislation signed into…
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Pay for Printing Act
August 6, 2012WASHINGTON, DC – August 6, 2012 – U.S. Senators DeMint (R-SouthCarolina), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Ron Johnson(R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Rand Paul(R-Ky.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho),…
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Senators Seek Presidential Debate on Bowles-Simpson Recommendations
August 1, 2012WASHINGTON – August 1, 2012 – U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman(I-Connecticut), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Lindsey Graham (R-SouthCarolina) and Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) sent a letter to the Co-Chairs ofthe nonpartisan Commission on…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, Major General Livingston announce S.C.-Colombia partnership
July 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 25, 2012 – GovernorNikki Haley, Major General Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutantgeneral of South Carolina, and Jorge Enrique Bedoya Vizcaya, ViceMinister of Defense for the…
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Gov. Nikki Haley on White House’s Charleston port announcement
July 19, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 18, 2012 – Governor Nikki Haley released thefollowing statement after the White House announced plans to expediteexpansion and modernization for the Port of Charleston: “This is…
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Dorchester County to Offer Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
July 16, 2012Emergency Management is coordinating CERT training to help communities prepare for disasters. SUMMERVILLE, SC – July 14, 2012 – Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) are groups of volunteer citizens who…
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Association of SC Mayors elects new officers and board members
July 11, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 11, 2012 – The Association of South CarolinaMayors met on Friday, June 29, at the Municipal Association of SouthCarolina’s 72nd Annual Meeting and elected new officers…
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Moody’s: Pension reform is “credit positive” for S.C.
July 11, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 11, 2012 – Pension reform legislation signed intolaw last month by Governor Nikki Haley has had an immediate positiveimpact on South Carolina’s fiscal condition, according to…
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Municipal Association elects new board members for 2012-2013 at Annual Meeting
July 5, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 5, 2012 – Delegates at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 72ndAnnual Meeting elected officers and board members to the Association’sboard of directors. Mayor Randy Randall,…
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Womble Carlyle SC Political Law Team Successfully Defends Gov. Nikki Haley in Ethics Investigation
July 2, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – Womble Carlyle attorneys Butch Bowers, Kevin Hall andTodd Carroll have helped clear South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in astate ethics probe. On June 29th, the State House…
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Dorchester County to Conduct Legal Residence Exemption Compliance Audit with TMA and LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
July 2, 2012ST. GEORGE, SC – June 29, 2012 – Dorchester County has contracted with Tax Management Associates, Inc. (TMA) and LexisNexis® Risk Solutions to audit legal residence exemptions being granted to…
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Gov. Nikki Haley signs small business tax relief into law
July 2, 2012Tax rate for small businesses down from 5% to 3%COLUMBIA, SC – June 28, 2012 – Governor Nikki Haley today signed H. 5418into law, a continuing resolution that delivers tax…
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“Stand Up Charleston” Initiative Announced
July 2, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – July 2, 2012 – Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. and Police Chief Gregory Mullen announced the “Stand Up Charleston” initiative, a coalition of community leaders and residents…
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DeMint Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare
June 28, 2012Washington, DC – June 28, 2012 – Today, U.S. Senator DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement: “The Supreme Court may have failed to stop this government takeover of health…
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Graham on Supreme Court ‘Tax’ Ruling on Obamacare
June 28, 2012WASHINGTON – June 28, 2012 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SouthCarolina) today made this statement on the Supreme Court decision rulingthat the individual mandate is a ‘Tax.’ “To our Democratic…
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Clyburn Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
June 28, 2012WASHINGTON, DC – June 28, 2012 – Assistant Democratic Leader James E.Clyburn released the following statement after today’s ruling by theU.S. Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act. “This is…
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JAG-SC Graduates Exceed National Standards
June 28, 2012SOUTH CAROLINA – June 28, 2012 – More than 250 high school studentsenrolled in the state’s Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG-SC) programreceived a high school diploma this year. This marks…
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Senators: Attorney General Holder Should Immediately Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Leaks
June 27, 2012WASHINGTON, DC – June 27, 2012 – Citing an ‘avalanche’ of’ nationalsecurity leaks originating out of the Executive Branch 31 senators havewritten to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting he immediatelyappoint…
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