South Carolina

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  Immigration bill could exclude many

  By Erica Werner  |  April 12, 2013

  A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens.

• Meet the 2013 Broker of the Year finalists

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 8, 2013

  Meet this year’s Broker of the Year finalists and find out what exactly makes a broker of the year.

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  Obama aide says budget will rankle both parties

  By Philip Elliott  |  April 8, 2013

  The White House is warning friend and foe alike: They're not going to like every part of President Barack Obama's budget when it is released this week.

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  2013 Broker of the Year Finalist: Trey McLaughlin

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 5, 2013

  For Trey McLaughlin, principal of McLaughlin Smoak & Clarke Benefits in Mount Pleasant, S.C., the team approach his company practices has been instrumental in his success.

• Figures shows union membership slides in Idaho

  By The Associated Press  |  March 22, 2013

  Fresh U.S. Labor Department figures show union membership continues to slide in Idaho.

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  GOP roadmap calls for immigration reform

  By Steve Peoples  |  March 18, 2013

  The Republican National Committee formally endorsed immigration reform on Monday and outlined plans for a $10 million outreach to minority groups — gay voters among them — as part of a strategy to make the GOP more "welcoming and inclusive" for voters who overwhelmingly supported Democrats in 2012.

• 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.

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  Census shows record number of counties dying

  By Hope Yen  |  March 14, 2013

  A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere.

• 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.

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  Obama poised to pick Perez for Labor

  By Jim Kuhnhenn, Sam Hananel  |  March 11, 2013

  President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of Labor, two people familiar with the process say.