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Nullification talk spreads to South Carolina Statehouse

The nullification proposals haven't gotten a lot of traction in the South Carolina Legislature. But they get a certain segment of Republican voters excited.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-19/nullification-talk-spreads-so
Officers begin arrests after Haley orders Occupy Columbia protesters to leave Statehouse grounds

...Officers started arresting Occupy Columbia protesters Wednesday after Gov. Nikki Haley ordered them to leave the South Carolina Statehouse grounds, saying the people who had been sleeping on the complex for more than a month had cost the state more...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-11-16/officers-begin-arrests-after-
Recession means smaller Christmas tree for SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Christmas tree in front of the South Carolina Statehouse has been affected by the recession. WLTX-TV reports this year's tree is shorter than usual, not even reaching above the monument...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/20/met_556398.shtml
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Carolina rants and raves

...Mark Sanford vetoed socialist laws, so the pols in Columbia overrode his vetoes, thus proving enough of the South Carolina Statehouse voters are socialists, or worse. THE AIKEN HOUSING AUTHORITY is looking for young folks to "oversee its summer...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/06/22/aik_462900.shtml
Education, immigration, DUI top list of priorities

The clacking of heels will return to the marble floors of the South Carolina Statehouse on Tuesday when legislators return for the 2008 session. Lawmakers said last week they are already marking some bills to watch...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/01/06/met_179357.shtml
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Immigrant, education issues are on agenda

...restructuring the state Department of Transportation and illegal immigration: It's a heavy-duty week at the South Carolina Statehouse. The Joint Education Funding Study Committee has made its recommendations and could complete its work Wednesday...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/01/30/met_114603.shtml
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Flag keeps championships away

...a few months after the marathon, but the NAACP said it was too visible when it was placed in front of the South Carolina Statehouse. The civil rights group vowed to boycott until it was removed entirely from the grounds. The National Association...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/01/16/met_112635.shtml
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Five questions with Robert Perry Jr.

...anybody age 7 or older. I can make it smaller and make it slower. I've had a lot of fun teaching the kids. It's a conversation piece." 5. Are you the first person in the South Carolina Statehouse to own a Segway? "I think I am."

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/09/17/aik_96812.shtml
Plan to offset property tax might falter

...taxes won't be a sure thing, even in counties where homeowners' demands for lower tax bills started the South Carolina Statehouse debate, county administrators say. "You have to wonder how high citizens will want their sales tax. I think...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/05/06/met_80358.shtml
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Top court lets street preachers speak out

...group of black people were convicted of breach of peace after they marched peacefully on a sidewalk around the South Carolina Statehouse grounds to protest what they saw as discrimination against other blacks. The U.S. Supreme Court found that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2010-11-08/top-court-lets-street-preache
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