South Carolina’s 12.1 percent unemployment rate, third-highest in the country, could start affecting you next year even if you’re not unemployed. State officials say it’s likely the state will have to raise the unemployment insurance tax that businesses pay, which pays the benefits for people who lose their jobs. If businesses’ taxes go up, they’re likely to pass those costs along to you. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

South Carolina Treasurer Converse Chellis won’t be able to hold off on paying a $176,000 bonus to the official who makes the state’s retirement investment decisions.