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Sam Saunders, grandson of Arnold Palmer, talks about his career as a professional golfer and his play on the web.com tour Saturday in conjunction with the 1 year anniversary of the Callaway Performance Center at the Barefoot Resort driving range. Photo by Matt Silfer for The Sun News.

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SC legislators: Who got garbage bucks and how they voted

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1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.
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Garbage, garbage everywhere in SC

How we got here. A look at the the legislation, who backs and opposes it and the history.
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SC State House for sale

At least 66 former lawmakers, legislative staffers and state regulators have registered to lobby the Legislature in the past two years, according to research by The State newspaper.
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Garbage giants are major political donors in SC

The country’s two largest waste companies have given at least $108,000 in campaign contributions to S.C. legislators and candidates for governor during the past four years, according to financial reports filed with the state Ethics Commission
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The Buzz: A new first at the SC State House?

State Rep. Ted Vick’s second DUI arrest in a year came in a place that is hard enough to drive around without having a couple glasses of wine – the S.C. State House parking garage.
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SC Legislature: 3 final weeks, 2 key issues, 1 race in ’14

Legislative session races toward its end and start of next campaign
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Lobbying for, against the SC garbage bill

A half-dozen former legislators are among the almost 30 lobbyists trying to sway S.C. legislators to pass or defeat a controversial garbage bill.
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Want to know, do more about ethics reform?

There won’t be a new ethics law this year unless the Senate finishes debate on the budget and agrees to debate the ethics bill. So the most important thing you can do is to let your senator know that going home without a bill is unacceptable; also, explain what you think the bill should include...
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Bowles to give commencement at Converse College

Former White House chief of staff and University of North Carolina system president Erskine Bowles is giving the commencement address at Converse College.