Tougher penalties needed
      A state Senate committee has taken an important step toward toughening penalties on cockfighting by approving a bill that would make the crime a felony on first offense. The bill also increases penalties for those who attend the matches.
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Ban payday lenders
      Only a ban can guarantee payday lenders will no longer exploit consumers in our state. But the S.C. Senate has decided to try regulating them - finally. Shamefully, when lawmakers sanctioned this predatory business in the late '90s, they provided no protections for consumers, many of whom now fi...
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It's not only heartless ...
      Gov. Mark Sanford's proposal to cut state funding for the Meals on Wheels program for elderly South Carolinians is not only heartless, it also is false economy. ... We agree with the governor that the failure to assure steady sources of funding for multiyear programs has been a bad habit on the p...
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