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December 2009

I-385 repairs to begin January 4

by Susan Trautsch on December 31, 2009

in Economy, News, Transportation

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will begin an eight-month project to repair and widen a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 385 starting just past midnight on Monday, January 4.

The project consists of milling some of the existing asphalt interstate and replacing it with approximately 10 inches of high-strength concrete.

An average of 8,000 cars a day that normally pass through Laurens County will have to use another northbound route, according to the transportation department. [click to continue…]

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McMaster, 12 state attorneys general threaten lawsuit

by William Christopher 12/31/09 8:04 AM

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and 12 other state attorneys general sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatening legal action over a health care bill provision which would exempt Nebraska from paying its regular share of the proposed Medicaid expansion.
The provisions has been called the [...]

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Rep. Rutherford recommends raising speed limit

by Susan Trautsch 12/31/09 6:52 AM

Richland County’s Representative Todd Rutherford says law enforcement spends too much time trying to enforce a speed limit law that he calls “artificial”. Rutherford says law enforcement could better spend their time on more important safety issues, therefore, he has filed a request that the speed limit in designated areas be raised from 70 to [...]

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Chamber partners with Drug Council to reduce workplace drug use

by William Christopher 12/31/09 6:52 AM

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs is partnering with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce to increase the number of drug-free workplaces in South Carolina. State certified drug-free workplaces will receive a state-mandated five percent discount on workers’ compensation insurance premiums. In addition, South Carolina Chamber members receive a $25 discount on the Drug Council’s [...]

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DHEC: Overwhelming evidence connecting radon and cancer

by Ashley Byrd 12/31/09 6:51 AM

Americans have long been aware of the relationship between smoking and lung cancer. The second leading cause of lung cancer can be found in their own homes and is harder to detect.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency to educate South Carolinians on the potential danger of [...]

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