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UPCOMING TODAY:
DSS HEARING
COLUMBIA — The director of South Carolina's Department of Social Services is expected to testify before a Senate subcommittee created to investigate the agency. Director Lillian Koller is scheduled to appear before the panel on Wednesday. By Meg Kinnard. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 600 words from 9 a.m. hearing.
NUCLEAR FUEL-FUNDING
COLUMBIA — South Carolina wants a federal judge to rule in the state's favor in a lawsuit seeking to keep viable a nuclear reactor fuel project at the Savannah River Site. Attorney General Alan Wilson this week filed a motion for the judge to rule without a trial. By Meg Kinnard: UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 p.m.
PORTS AUTHORITY
CHARLESTON — The South Carolina Ports Authority board holds their monthly meeting. Ports President and CEO Jim Newsome also holds his quarterly update with the media on activities at the port. By Bruce Smith. UPCOMING: 400 words from 1 p.m. meeting.
STATE BUDGET
COLUMBIA — The Senate Finance Committee works on the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. By Seanna Adcox. UPCOMING: 500 words by 6 p.m.
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BREWING PROGRAM
MYRTLE BEACH — Something new is brewing on the South Carolina coast. Horry-Georgetown Technical College will be offering a degree in brewing. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports (http://bit.ly/1h35jUm ) the school will offer an associate degree in applied science with a major in brewing, distillation and fermentation. It will be the first college course of its kind in South Carolina. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 250 words by noon.
IN BRIEF: PEACH DAMAGE, WAGENER SHOOTING, BEACH TENTS, FLORENCE TEEN KILLED, US SENATE DEBATE, ART AUCTION.
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