McMaster ends probe into gas price gouging in South Carolina
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announced the closure of the investigation into potential gas price gouging after Hurricane Ike. Three stations and a Denver supplier agreed to donate 6500 to the American Red Cross, but no charges were filed.
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South Carolina
Henry McMaster
Bobb’s Food and Fuel
Lexington
Best Stop
West Columbia
Citgo
Clinton
TransMontaigne Partners LP
Denver
American Red Cross
Bobb
Gulf Coast
McMaster
Texas
McMaster uses new law to target price gouging in gas
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster invoked a new state law allowing criminal penalties against gas stations for excessive price increases during a supply crisis. He noted a 2006 settlement where seven businesses paid $500 each to a Katrina relief fund, as AGs nationwide pursue refunds civil penalties and energy aid from gouging probes.
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South Carolina
McMaster
George W. Bush
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
North Carolina
Roy Cooper
Shriners mull fate of six children's hospitals amid endowment woes
At the Shriners annual meeting in San Antonio about 1,300 members are deciding whether to close six hospitals or overhaul care. The system, funded by a shrinking endowment and donations, faces leadership changes and a shift to accepting insurance for some services while keeping most care free.
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Shriners Hospitals
Shriners International
Shriners
Ralph Lemb
Shriners Hospitals For Children
Rod Brown
Greenville
S.C
Semb
Brown
Shriners Hospitals System
Shreveport
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