South Carolina's insurance plan for public employees expects to spend about $70 million to provide the preventive services that federal health care law requires insurance plans to offer at no out-of-pocket cost to workers.

The House Speaker expects South Carolina to be sued over a panel's decision to disregard the state budget and increase employees' health insurance costs anyway.

South Carolina's public employees and retirees will pay more for their health care next year after all, despite legislators passing a budget that covered their premium hikes.

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis believes financial documents tied to investment decisions of the state's pension portfolio should be reviewed by more people.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the federal health care law represents a huge tax increase that will kill jobs.

A bill reforming South Carolina's pension systems for public workers headed Thursday to the governor's desk, as the special legislative session wound to a close.

South Carolina House members are fuming that senators delayed a meeting on pension reform to recognize retiring colleagues.

South Carolina House and Senate members are meeting to try to compromise on a plan to reform public workers' pension system.