Langley Dam Repairs Hinge on DHEC Guidance and Costs
Langley Dam aging beyond a century hinges on the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to decide needed repairs and acceptable parameters. Aiken County Admin Clay Killian says engineers seek affordable, acceptable solutions and FEMA grant potential remains a hope. Langley Pond remains drained after 2014 leaks, with removal of stumps and trestle among planned work.
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Dashcam video in Craven case remains unreleased
North Augusta officer Justin Craven faces trial next year over the February 9 2014 shooting of Ernest Satterwhite Sr after a 13 mile chase. The Aiken Standard and AP push to view the footage while state and city officials withhold it amid broader debates on officer involved shootings.
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Congress Advances Education and Transportation Bills
Congress extended a low interest loan program for the neediest college students while approving a bipartisan highway and transit bill. The measures aim to boost neglected schools and aging infrastructure though long term funding remains unresolved.
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Trade policy and security measures advance while Congress stalls
Congress approved trade promotion authority enabling the president to push agreements without changes. It renewed the USA Freedom Act extending Patriot Act surveillance provisions and easing reporting by companies. A defense bill includes a troop pay raise and Guantanamo limits. The Export-Import Bank was revived after expiration. Republicans failed to repeal or fully overhaul Obamacare and faced controversy over Planned Parenthood videos.
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Medicare reform bill ends 21 percent physician fee cut
Congress approved a bipartisan $214 billion measure to permanently recast Medicare physician reimbursements for more than 50 million seniors. The reform averts a 21 percent cut in doctors fees and aims to prevent a flood of complaints from providers and beneficiaries.
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GOP Lawmakers Fail to Block Iran Nuclear Deal
GOP lawmakers fail to block the agreement between the United States Iran and five world powers to curb Iran nuclear activity in exchange for access to billions in frozen assets and oil revenue. Congress also struggled to halt federal payments to Planned Parenthood amid ongoing budget battles.
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Obama climate rules survive Congress amid coal plant push
Congress did not block the Obama administration environmental rules aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants. The signature environmental achievement proceeds despite congressional resistance and debate over clean air and water protections.
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Stocks Of Local Interest Trimmed By Mixed Markets
Stocks of local interest show mixed results with 10es at 413.4 down 18.1 and 14.5 down 27.2 points while major names such as McDnids Merck Microsoft Norfolk Southern Nucor Oracle PepsiCo Pfizer Philip Morris Potash Procter Gamble PulteGroup Regions Financial Sears Hometown, Scripps Cripple, SouthnCo, Synovus, Textron, 3M, US Steel, Univ Health Services, Viacom CBS, Walmart, Wendy's, WestRock, Weyerhaeuser, and others listed.
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Congress stalls on Keystone XL and Benghazi probe
Congress again failed to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada with Obama rejecting it after seven years of indecision. Republicans press on with the Benghazi inquiry as Hillary Clinton faces an 11 hour hearing without new revelations. Immigration reform bills also stalled in both chambers.
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