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With thousands on waitlist, Columbia’s Housing Authority has 100+ empty homes

While families wait years for affordable homes in Richland County, an agency charged with providing that housing owns more than 100 houses that sit empty — many deteriorated to the point that they require extensive repairs before anyone can live in them.

Published in partnership with The State Media Co.

Dominion rate hike would raise customers’ bills while allowing higher profits

A proposed rate increase by one of the Midlands’ biggest power utilities would raise customer bills by about $20 a month – and increase what the company is allowed to earn.

SC lawmakers keep naming roads for living politicians — despite a history of scandals

While efforts to name interstates for President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have drawn attention, quieter proposals would honor several S.C. public officials. It’s gone problems in the past.