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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)

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SC Speaker's renegotiation idea roils public utility sale
March 3, 2020 7:59 p.m.

SC Speaker's renegotiation idea roils public utility sale

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas brought a little bit of gray into the black and white process of deciding whether to sell state-owned utility Santee Cooper and the utility and other lawmakers are all suddenly unsure if that might unravel the whole process.