Bill would end shield for SRS constables
State Senator Brad Hutto advances a bill to remove immunity for private security at the Savannah River Site. The measure follows a 1963 law cited in a dispute involving James Cohen whose car was injured by a Wackenhut officer. Cohen seeks compensation after a prolonged settlement and medical impact.
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United States
Savannah River Site
SRS
Brad Hutto
Senate
Orangeburg
Democrat
Hutto
Energy Department
Jim Giusti
Wackenhut
Associated Press
James Cohen
Allendale
Cohen
Lee Bowers
Estill
Book Buying Bonanza At AAUW Fair Continues Today
The 39th annual AAUW Book Fair runs 9 am to 2 pm today at the former Lowe’s on Whiskey Road with many bargains. Proceeds support local and national charities, a USC Aiken freshman scholarship, and various community programs including a book donation for the blind and a jail book program.
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American Association of University Women
Lowe's
Whiskey Road
Aiken County
Abbe
Cumbee Center
Aiken High School
USC Aiken
Joanne Eubanks
Linda Reeves
Association For the Blind
Aiken
Bill Shepherd
Investors benefit as unemployment falls and stocks rise
The February job report shows unemployment at 4.1 percent and fewer hires, easing fears of rapid rate hikes. The Dow gained 202.28 to 10 367.20 and Nasdaq rose to 4 914.79, signaling a slowdown that pleases Wall Street. Factory orders fell 1.1 percent in January, led by a 129 percent drop in electronics.
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Washington
Wall Street
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Merrill Lynch
Bruce Steinberg
Commerce Department
Fed expected to raise rates modestly after jobs data
Economists anticipate a March 21 rate hike of a quarter point rather than a half point as the February unemployment rate edges up from January's 4 percent. Job growth slowed with 43,000 new positions, far below the 228,000 forecast, as the service sector added only 62,000 jobs.
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Fed
United States
Teaching teachers in South Carolina high standards program
Columbia South Carolina educators will refine skills to meet tougher standards. The Governor School for Excellence in Teaching project, funded with 4.1 million dollars from the federal government, will host up to 240 teachers in six one week sessions this summer at Benedict College Columbia College USC Winthrop University or Furman University. Sessions cover reading writing mathematics and science with education professors and top teachers guiding participants toward standards under the Education Accountability Act.
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South Carolina
Governor’ School For
Inez Tenenbaum
Benedict College
Columbia College
University of South Carolina
Winthrop University
Furman University
Theate
Danny McKenzie
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