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  • FILE – South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom holds up a book he wanted to present to his new Chief of Staff James Holly during his introduction at the Budget and Control Board meeting, Aug. 13, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. Pressure is mounting for Eckstrom after a $3.5B accounting error. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)Finance

    South Carolina’s top accountant is resigning after a $3.5 billion error and accusations of ‘willful neglect of duty’

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Richard EckstromPolitics

    After 20 years in office, South Carolina’s Comptroller is resigning because of a $3.5 billion accounting error

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • South Carolina House lawmakers celebrate the passage of a bill establishing criminal penalties for trafficking in fentanyl on Feb. 1, 2023 in Columbia, S.C. State lawmakers across the nation are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl. (AP Photo/James Pollard)Politics

    Fentanyl overdoses are connected to 70,000 deaths a year and the crisis is pushing states to implement harsher drug laws

    By Gabe Stern, James Pollard, and others
  • COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 29: The exterior of the South Carolina State House is seen on January 29, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. Housing the State legislature and opened in 1855 the building was designed by architect John Rudolph Nearness in the Greek Revival and neoclassical style. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Politics

    South Carolina’s comptroller made a $3.5 billion accounting error—and now comes the repercussions

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Mexican army soldierPolitics

    The Mexican cartel that apparently kidnapped and killed Americans says it self-policed 5 rogue members in scramble to limit fallout

    By Alfredo Pena, Mark Stevenson, and others