Seanna Adcox

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  South Carolina retirees kept out of settlement briefing

  By Seanna Adcox  |  June 6, 2013

  South Carolina retirees say they have a right to know how a settlement between the state treasurer's office and the Bank of New York affects the trust fund that pays their pensions.

• South Carolina agency making early debt payment

  By Seanna Adcox  |  May 31, 2013

  South Carolina's unemployment agency is making a $144 million early payment toward its debt to the federal government, helping to reduce businesses' insurance taxes, agency officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

• Legislators still fuming over cut jobless services

  By Seanna Adcox  |  March 14, 2013

  A state legislator insisted Wednesday that a clause in the House budget plan forces South Carolina's unemployment agency to resume providing in-person help with unemployment benefits in 17 rural offices. But the governor's office is adamant that it does no such thing.

• House Democrats propose Medicaid expansion plan

  By Seanna Adcox  |  March 12, 2013

  South Carolina Democrats said Monday the state needs to expand Medicaid eligibility at least as long as the federal government promises to fully cover the cost. But Republicans contend that's unrealistic.

• South Carolina pension fund rebounds

  By Seanna Adcox  |  February 19, 2013

  South Carolina's pension fund investments rebounded in the second half of last year, pushing earnings above 12 percent for 2012 after fees.

• South Carolina unemployment agency sending out big bills

  By Seanna Adcox  |  November 29, 2012

  Nearly 400 nonprofits and public employers will receive bills totaling more than $542,000 after South Carolina's unemployment agency mistakenly undercharged employers for three quarters.

• South Carolina Medicaid budget seeks extra $194 million

  By Seanna Adcox  |  October 23, 2012

  The director of South Carolina's Medicaid agency said Monday that he realizes his preliminary budget calling for nearly $200 million more from state taxes in 2013-14 is likely an impossible request.

• Offline South Carolina jobless losing benefits

  By Seanna Adcox  |  August 31, 2012

  South Carolina's unemployment agency is yanking benefits from thousands of people who are not searching for work through its online database.

• South Carolina pension fund falls short

  By Seanna Adcox  |  August 24, 2012

  South Carolina's pension fund investments have generated far less over the past year than hoped, but officials say there's no cause for alarm.

• Required services to cost South Carolina health plan $70 million

  By Seanna Adcox  |  August 24, 2012

  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.