Santee Cooper says it could raise rates later this year for S.C. customers to pay for a nuclear power plant project in the Midlands or decide with SCE&G to scrap the project all together. Source: The State
As it celebrates 10 years in S.C., BMW’s parent company says it will create an additional 1,000 jobs by 2012 at its Greer plant. Source: Spartanburg Herald-Journal, WSJ
The Senate health plan appears to be in trouble after a CBO estimate Monday predicted that 22 million people would be left uninsured under the new proposal by 2026. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said the score didn’t help bring in new support, but that he doesn’t want to “be the guy” who sinks the bill’s chances. Source: NYT
One of a pair of inmates accused of killing four fellow inmates says he did it “for nothing” in hopes that he would receive the death penalty, which he likely won’t because he’s reportedly mentally ill. Source: AP
A research group has named South Carolina’s rural roads the deadliest in the nation. Source: P&C
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