Moody's Affirms South Carolina AAA Credit Rating
Moody's Investors Service upheld South Carolina's AAA rating with a negative outlook citing improving but uneven economy. Textile reliance and rising costs for education and health care pose future risks while durable manufacturing and autos show growth. State officials anticipate further reforms and a constitutional cap on spending to stabilize finances.
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Standard and Poor’s
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Grady Patterson
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Bobby Harrell
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Technology reshapes courts with gains and new challenges
Charleston report notes judges face rising election challenges as new voting tech spreads. Experts urge a starting point guide for trial judges while South Carolina touts a state intranet linking magistrates and circuit judges for quick access to research and forms. Concerns include safety, privacy, and Homeland Security integration.
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Davison Douglas
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South Carolina
Jean Toal
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Randall Shepard
Air Force Reservists Mobilized from Charleston Unit
Nearly 20 Charleston Air Force reservists reported for active duty after notice from Air Force Reserve Command. They join about 36 reservists deployed in April to transport and care for wounded service members worldwide, including flight crews and support staff. Governor Mark Sanford, former unit member, shifted in March to the National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency coordinating military and state responses.
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Mark Sanford
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Lawmaker calls for coastal caucus
Senator Scott Richardson of Hilton Head Island urges Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Georgetown and Horry counties to form a coastal caucus. He argues current funding formulas ignore tourist impact and shortchange coastal counties like Beaufort.
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Plea by Anne Owen Could Aid Prosecution in Bankruptcies
Former Carolina Investors VP Anne Owen admitted guilt on eight securities fraud counts and will delay sentencing to cooperate in the HomeGold case. Prosecutors seek deeper questions into the collapses that cost over 278 million and harmed more than 8,000 investors.
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Larry Owen
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