State budgeting trims overspend as funds shift to scholarships
Lawmakers uncover a $164 million overspend in the budget but discover extra revenue from estate taxes, investments, securities fees and unclaimed property totaling about $1.5 million plus other gains. A surplus near $100 million is projected with $60 million already spent. senators stress capping scholarships amid the fiscal relief and plan to finalize tuition tax credits and student awards before the session ends.
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Land
McConnell
Billy Bean
R-Heath Springs
Revenue Department
Richard Eckstrom
Charlie Condon
Brown
Senate
John Drummond
Bean, Brown
Annette Young Brickell
Boan
Orangeburg teen charged in baby's death
A 17-year-old Orangeburg County girl Latress Moore of North is charged with homicide by child abuse in the newborn death. A bond hearing was set for Monday after autopsy found a full term eight pound baby born alive and strangled. The sister and mother found the body wrapped in a towel.
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Orangeburg
Orangeburg County
Latress Moore
North
Sheriff's
Robert Keith
Keith
Miss Moore
Suspect Charged After High-Speed Chase Ends in Allendale Crash
Jermal Garriett, 23, of Burton was wounded and taken to the Medical College of Georgia after a pursuit by Jackson Police, Wackenhut Security at SRS, and others ended when the stolen car wrecked at a embankment near Allendale. He faces armed robbery kidnapping and DUI charges, with additional charges pending.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
Allendale County
Jermal Garriett
Burton
Medical College of Georgia
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Bob Hope Obituary Prep Reveals AP Error
Los Angeles AP reported Bob Hope death in error causing apology from veteran Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas. Hope, born May 29 1903, famed for one liners and morale boosting for servicemen from World War II to the Gulf War.
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Bob Hope
Hope
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Bob Thomas
Hope family recalls calm reply amid ongoing tension
Linda Hope recalls her father Dwight saying a joke like “Well, I’m still here” amid a tense situation. She notes he had a good laugh and chose not to go golfing due to news helicopters circling the area.
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Hope
Linda
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U.S. jobless rate holds at 4.3 percent May gains boost markets
The May report shows about 300,000 new jobs from engineers to clerks keeping unemployment at 4.3 percent, a 28 year low. Wall Street, buoyed by the data, sent the Dow up 167 points near 9,038 as traders weigh domestic strength against Asian shocks and inflation fears.
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Prmark Decision Economics
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Federal Reserve
Russia
Dow Jones
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