Senate Clears Key Budget in South Carolina Senate
The South Carolina Senate approved a 5.8 billion budget with no debate, funding per student spending at 2290 dollars, increasing Medicaid, boosting state worker pay by 4 percent, and adding more law officers. Aimed for July 1 enactment, the plan leaves out several Gov. Sanford proposed measures and faces a May 1 House deadline for other bills.
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Mark Sanford
House
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Ex-convict in Grand Strand killings faces death penalty bid
Prosecutors in Georgetown plan to seek the death penalty for Stephen Stanko in at least one murder case. Stanko waived a bond hearing on two counts, with authorities alleging he killed his live-in girlfriend Laura Ling and raped a teen in Murrells Inlet before killing Henry Lee Turner in Conway. Stanko was captured five days later in Augusta, Georgia.
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Stephen Stanko
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Georgetown County
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Horry County
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Henry Lee Turner
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Two West Columbia Men Charged in Death Case
West Columbia police charged Robert Jarad Prather 22 with assault and battery with intent to kill and Joshua Brandon Phillips 23 with accessory to a felony after the fact in the death. The investigation continues and more charges could follow. Gerald Michael Stewart 45 is also involved according to initial notes.
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Robert Jarad Prather
Joshua Brandon Phillips
Charleston Reservists Called to Active Duty
About three dozen Charleston Air Force reservists from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron reported for active duty to support the war on terror. They will transport and care for injured service members worldwide, with flight crews and support workers among those called. Governor Mark Sanford formerly belonged to the unit.
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