Empty House chamber tells story as South Carolina lawmakers can’t agree on budget
1 year, 7 months ago

Empty House chamber tells story as South Carolina lawmakers can’t agree on budget

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Flush with extra money to spend, South Carolina’s House and Senate still haven’t reached a deal on the state’s $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1. While no one is talking publicly about what is causing the delay, an obvious sign of problems came Wednesday, when House Speaker Murrell Smith presided over a nearly empty House chamber for less than three minutes for a session that was supposed to approve the compromise. While the state government would stay open with the deal, the more than $1 billion in extra tax revenue the state collected this budget year couldn’t be spent. As they went through dozens of items determining if they would agree to the House or Senate version of the budget, they skipped over some spending for the state’s major universities.

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South Carolina House passes state’s $13B budget as Republicans argue what government should do
9 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina House passes state’s $13B budget as Republicans argue what government should do

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House gave key approval Tuesday to the state’s $13.2 billion spending plan, including raises for teachers and state employees, $500 million in property tax relief, $200 million for bridges and $100 million to continue long-term income tax cuts. Unlike other debates dominated by the Freedom Caucus during this year’s House session, the discussion remained …

South Carolina House, Senate say they’re still working on budget
1 year, 6 months ago

South Carolina House, Senate say they’re still working on budget

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first public meeting in 18 days of a conference committee trying to work out a budget deal between the South Carolina House and Senate showed no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state’s $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1. If the budget isn’t passed before then, things like raises for …

$13B budget quickly OK’d in harmonious South Carolina Senate
1 year, 8 months ago

$13B budget quickly OK’d in harmonious South Carolina Senate

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate unanimously approved its version of the state’s $13 billion spending plan in an unusually short debate lacking the typical back-and-forth the upper chamber usually has over the budget. The plan raises the salary of nearly every state employee and will build South Carolina’s first veterinary school at Clemson University. The Senate plan spends …

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