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State Fact Sheet
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- State Fact Sheet
- Public Safety Performance Project
Public Safety in South Carolina
Public safety in South Carolina.
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- State Fact Sheet
- Children's Dental Campaign
Falling Short on Dental Sealants: South Carolina
How well is South Carolina protecting kids from tooth decay? more
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- State Fact Sheet
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
The Impact of the Fiscal Cliff: South Carolina
Federal and state finances are closely intertwined, and the fiscal cliff’s tax and spending provisions will have consequences for states.
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- State Fact Sheet
- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Still Risky: Checking Accounts in South Carolina
Checking accounts, the most widely used financial product in America, contain hidden risks that can harm consumers. Six of the 12 largest banks nationwide offer checking accounts in South Carolina and hold 51 percent of all deposits in the state. Here’s what consumers in South Carolina may be paying.
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: South Carolina
Although South Carolina consistently paid its full annual pension contribution from 2005 to 2010, the system was 66 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 and faced a $15 billion funding gap. Most experts agree that a fiscally sustainable system should be at least 80 percent funded. The state also had a $9 billion bill for retiree health care costs, only 5 percent of which was funded, slightly below the 8 percent national average in 2010.
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Time Served in South Carolina
The average offender in South Carolina released in 2009 served 2.3 years in custody, 33% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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- State Fact Sheet
Election Websites: South Carolina
Being Online Is Still Not Enough provides state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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- State Fact Sheet
- States' Fiscal Health
Measuring Transportation Investments: South Carolina
A May 2011 report, Measuring Transportation Investments: The Road to Results, found considerable differences among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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- State Fact Sheet
Children's Dental Health: South Carolina
South Carolina meets six of the eight policy benchmarks aimed at addressing children’s dental health needs, one less than it achieved in 2010. The decline reflects that Medicaid rates have slipped relative to dentists’ usual fees. more
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- State Fact Sheet
The Trillion Dollar Gap: South Carolina
South Carolina’s management of its long-term pension liability is cause for serious concern and needs to improve how it handles its retiree health care and other benefit obligations.
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