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Former SCANA Corp. Senior Vice President Stephen Byrne enters the Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Courthouse in Columbia, S.C. to enter a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud Thursday, July 23, 2020. Byrne agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a federal investigation into the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project in South Carolina. (AP Photo/Michelle Liu)

Ex-utility exec pleads guilty to $1B fraud in South Carolina

By JEFFREY COLLINS and MICHELLE LIU - Associated Press

$520 million settlement approved in Santee Cooper lawsuit

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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

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Santee Cooper extends executives’ contracts amid challenges

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FILE - In this April 8, 2020 file photo, personal bottles of hand sanitizer sit on the desk of each South Carolina House member ahead of a special one-day legislative session in Columbia, S.C. lawmakers had planned to meet for a few hours Wednesday so they wouldn't have to meet again until at least the summer to avoid the coronavirus. But a breakdown means at least one of the chambers will have to return before July 1 and pass a bill allowing the state to continue operating without a budget or South Carolina will shut down.(AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

SC Legislature OKs delaying budget; plans big Sept. return

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

State Sen. Gerald Malloy, center, wears a face mask during a special, one-day session of the South Carolina Legislature on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. This year's session has been paused for several weeks amid the new coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

South Carolina lawmakers return Tuesday for COVID-19 matters

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Murrell Smith, center, answers a question from state Rep. Nancy Mace, right, on the House floor during a special, one-day session of the South Carolina Legislature on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. This year's session has been paused for several weeks amid the new coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

South Carolina House and Senate to return on May 12

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Personal bottles of hand sanitizer sit on the desk of each South Carolina House member ahead of a special one-day legislative session, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC governor offers June special session because of COVID-19

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Personal bottles of hand sanitizer sit on the desk of each South Carolina House member ahead of a special one-day legislative session, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. This year's session has been paused for several weeks amid the new coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Santee Cooper center as SC House-Senate feud gets angrier

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Murrell Smith, center, answers a question from state Rep. Nancy Mace, right, on the House floor during a special, one-day session of the South Carolina Legislature on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. This year's session has been paused for several weeks amid the new coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Economists estimate SC to lose $1B in revenue from COVID-19

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Republican Rep. William Herbkersman, R-Bluffton speaks to Rep. Beth Bernstein, D-Columbia as she practices social distancing in the South Carolina House on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. The House returned briefly to approve $45 million in emergency funds for state health officials to fight coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Santee Cooper roadblock stops SC Legislature spending plan

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Judge approves $520M settlement in Santee Cooper lawsuit

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South Carolina House takes 1st of typical 2 weeks off

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FILE - This April 9, 2012 file photo shows construction well underway for new nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, S.C. South Carolina could pay off billions in debt and end uncertainty over lawsuits if it sells its state-owned utility, Santee Cooper, but the move would cost ratepayers more money over the next 20 years, state fiscal officials say in a report released Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Senators working fast on changes at SC state utility

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas presides over the opening of the 2020 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC Speaker: Move energy policy away from massive projects

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Bids nixed, SC Senate, House differ on state utility future

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

/State Sen. Mike Fanning speaks against a massive education overhaul bill at the South Carolina Statehouse on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. The bill got key approval on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

After 8 weeks of debate, SC Senate OKs huge education bill

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Key votes upcoming for South Carolina utility’s future

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FILE - In a Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, Kevin Marsh, CEO of SCANA Corp., speaks to the media at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, S.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued SCANA Corp., its subsidiary South Carolina Electric &amp; Gas along with the utility's former CEO Kevin Marsh and Executive Vice President Stephen Byrne on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Federal officials say two former executives at a South Carolina utility, former CEO Kevin Marsh and Executive Vice President Stephen Byrne lied repeatedly to regulators and investors about the progress of construction of two nuclear reactors, taking hundreds of millions of dollars out of the pockets of investors and ratepayers. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Securities agents sue 2 SC utility execs over nuclear fraud

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Executives of Santee Cooper listen as the utility makes its presentation before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Four executives did not show up because their lawyers advised them not to testify. (AP Photo / Jeffrey Collins)

SC utility execs under investigation asked few questions

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press