Sunday, May 19 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:47:16 GMT
Beech Island, SC (WIS) - The Aiken County Sheriff's Office says deputies have arrested two men in connection with a deadly robbery at a Beech Island barber shop.More >>
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office says deputies have arrested two men in connection with a deadly robbery at a Beech Island barber shop.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
A Charlotte high school teacher plans to press charges against a student she accuses of hitting her in the face during an amusement park field trip.More >>
A Charlotte high school teacher plans to press charges against a student she accuses of hitting her in the face during an amusement park field trip.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:50 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:50:26 GMT
A century and a half before social media and reality television made celebrities out of nobodies, Columbia had its own "it girl" whose notoriety could make the Kardashians, Hiltons and Real HousewivesMore >>
A century and a half before social media and reality television made celebrities out of nobodies, Columbia had its own "it girl" whose notoriety could make the Kardashians, Hiltons and Real Housewives jealous. More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:04:02 GMT
The University of South Carolina baseball team makes its 17th-straight SEC tournament appearance this week in Hoover, AL. The Gamecocks finished the regular season 39-16 and 17-12 in the conference, secondMore >>
The University of South Carolina baseball team makes its 17th-straight SEC tournament appearance this week in Hoover, AL.More >>
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - South Carolina highest court is taking up a lawsuit over increases in public workers' health insurance premiums.
The state Supreme Court Wednesday is hearing a University of South Carolina professor's case against the Budget and Control Board.
Thomas Bryson sued after the panel's August vote to split the cost of the hikes between employers and workers, raising rates on both by 4.6%.
Legislators had agreed in the state budget to provide money for agencies, school districts and public colleges to fully cover the hikes. Bryson says the panel lacked the authority to raise premiums in spite of lawmakers' action.
The high court has blocked the increase until they could hear the case. Proposed legislation would keep premiums the same throughout 2013 regardless of the board's decision.
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Statement (8/14/12) from Tom Bryson regarding Bryson v. State Budget and Control Board: As director of graduate studies in chemistry and bio-chemistry at the University of South Carolina, please understandMore >>
Statement (8/14/12) from Tom Bryson regarding Bryson v. State Budget and Control Board: As director of graduate studies in chemistry and bio-chemistry at the University of South Carolina, please understandMore >>
