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The jobless rates in Horry and Georgetown counties jumped in October as the hospitality industry shed jobs heading into the offseason, and officials don't anticipate the rates will get better any time soon, the S.C. Employment Security Commission reported this morning.
South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee recommended no action beyond the letter.
The House Financial Services Committee voted Thursday to assess fees on large financial institutions to cover the costs of failure by their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the normally secretive Federal Reserve.
I didn't know we had so many scared conservative leaders.
More than four months on the job as General Motors' chairman, Ed Whitacre has sent several clear signals about who is in charge: Ed Whitacre.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the S.C. Bluegrass State Festival in Myrtle Beach, kicking off Thursday for three full days of music at the city Convention Center.