Senate Finance panel advances bill to keep state running
South Carolina lawmakers moved a fiscal year 2015 16 safety net bill through the Senate Finance Committee ensuring agencies stay open and employees are paid if a budget is not ready by July 1 A floor vote is planned when the Legislature reconvenes The measure faces questions about road funding and timing from critics including Sen Vincent Sheheen and House Senate leaders
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Eleven days between E coli diagnoses in South Carolina outbreak
South Carolina health officials believed a single E coli case was isolated for 11 days before a second patient appeared, linking an outbreak that sickened eight people including a 2 year old who died. Investigators traced the second case to a Greenwood day care and urged testing of staff and children. The strain often spreads person to person via human waste. food origin is unlikely.
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Haley signs body camera bill in North Charleston
Governor Haley signed a law in North Charleston requiring police agencies to set body camera policies and store videos. The bill sets oversight by a statewide law enforcement group and ties funding to a new account, with public release rules to limit access until video shows something relevant. The move comes two months after Walter Scott's fatal shooting and amid family support and calls for accountability.
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Riverbanks Zoo debuts Grizzly Ridge and Otter Run exhibits
Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia opened new Grizzly Ridge with two grizzly bears Butch and Sundance and Otter Run housing three North American river otters Divya Savannah and Sophia from Miller Zoo Illinois. A glass viewing area enhances the display while expansion continues with a larger entry plaza gift shop and a future interactive children’s garden and a sea lion exhibit planned for next spring.
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