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 state employees — which lawmakers have already agreed to spend with an extra $1 billion — can’t start. “So far, we’re making progress, not as fast as I’d like to see,” Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harvey Peeler said Monday. 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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Tax cuts, teacher raises and a few social issues in South Carolina budget compromise
6 months ago

Tax cuts, teacher raises and a few social issues in South Carolina budget compromise

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A budget compromise reached by a small group of lawmakers Friday means South Carolina will accelerate a planned income tax cut, raise the salaries of all teachers and state employees and send more money to adult and juvenile prisons. A conference committee agreed to the more than $13 billion spending plan for next budget year, sending it …

South Carolina House votes to expand voucher program. It’s fate in Senate is less clear
9 months ago

South Carolina House votes to expand voucher program. It’s fate in Senate is less clear

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans in the South Carolina House gave key approval Wednesday to a bill expanding a program allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private and home-school education even as a pilot plan is just starting and the state’s highest court is considering whether it is legal. “We can support our public school and our public school teachers, …

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 Senate and House reach budget deal 1 day after tense meeting
1 year, 6 months ago

South Carolina Senate and House reach budget deal 1 day after tense meeting

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina House members and senators reached an agreement on the state’s $13 billion budget Thursday, barely 24 hours after a tense meeting where both sides appeared to be out of patience. The key sticking point — how much money to give Clemson University to make significant progress on the state’s first veterinary school — went to …

Empty House chamber tells story as South Carolina lawmakers can’t agree on budget
1 year, 6 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 …

North Carolina Senate unveils state budget with deeper tax cuts, lower raises than House proposal
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina Senate unveils state budget with deeper tax cuts, lower raises than House proposal

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans revealed their proposed two-year state government budget proposal Monday, one that would further reduce personal income taxes but offer less generous pay raises for workers compared to what their House counterparts sought. The Senate budget proposal would raise average teacher pay by just 4.5% over the next two years, compared to a 10.2% …

$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

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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 …

N. Carolina House state budget proposal gets initial OK
1 year, 8 months ago

N. Carolina House state budget proposal gets initial OK

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House voted on Wednesday for a Republican-backed budget measure that would fund the state government for the next two years, including billions in spending for infrastructure and mental health and attempts to address inflation and job vacancies with pay raises. “This is not a spend-spend reckless plan but an opportunity to build on our …

SC House considering its own private school voucher bill
2 years, 10 months ago

SC House considering its own private school voucher bill

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Leaders in the South Carolina House appear to be pushing their own bill to give poorer parents money to pay tuition at private schools. Unlike some other voucher programs, the money wouldn’t come out of the state budget for public schools, instead being pulled from a contingency fund, House Ways and Means Chairman Murrell Smith said. Rep. …

SC governor proposes overhaul to school funding formula
2 years, 11 months ago

SC governor proposes overhaul to school funding formula

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s governor is proposing a simplification of the formula the state uses to pay its portion for public schools. McMaster’s budget adds $120 million to the $3.4 billion being sent to local school districts to assure that 72 of the 79 districts will get more state money next school year. The biggest change is raising the …

No extra SC worker pay in budget now; but leaders promise it
3 years, 9 months ago

No extra SC worker pay in budget now; but leaders promise it

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House gave key approval to the state’s $9.8 billion budget Tuesday, which provides small raises for most teachers and some law enforcement officers, but not for other state employees. Republican leaders promised either a bonus or a raise for most lower-paid state employees if somewhat rosier predictions about the state’s economy recovering from the …

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