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The SC treasurer’s office also also hired a subject matter expert to help with understanding the annual comprehensive financial report.

Kerr previously served as director of health agency from 2003 through 2007 and worked for the agency for 22 years prior to this latest stint as the agency director.

Although Robert Kennedy Jr. initially sought the Democratic nomination, he decided to run as an independent and become the nominee for the Alliance Party of South Carolina.

In the Upstate, two more state representatives are poised to join the state Senate.

Outgoing Transportation Secretary Christy Hall is retiring on March 31 after 10 years leading the S.C. Department of Transportation.

Not doing well in the S.C. Republican primary will also hurt a White House hopeful’s chances going into Super Tuesday voting states.

Haley has been climbing in the polls, including a new poll in Iowa that has her tied for the second place in the Republican presidential nomination race two-and-a-half months before the First in the Nation caucus.

Budget writers want to send money to Clemson University build the state’s first veterinary school, but funding parity with USC and MUSC created an impasse in negotiations between the House and Senate.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit back to the Palmetto State comes four days before the June 14 statewide primary.