South Carolina House Democrats warned their Republican colleagues who killed proposals Tuesday to give state employees an across-the-board raise that they are going to keep losing good workers. They also hinted those remaining may decide they’ve had enough and take ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A committee of South Carolina lawmakers has returned to the Statehouse to finalize their proposed $8 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Members of the House and Senate held a joint committee meeting May 15, a ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina House members say they are divided along party lines on how to allocate money for the next fiscal year. The chamber adjourned April 26 after hours of debate on an amendment to the Senate’s $8 billion budget ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A $7.5 billion budget proposal sent Thursday to the House floor provides $40 million to flood-devastated farmers, cuts income taxes by $130 million and designates $250 million for road projects. The Ways and Means Committee’s spending ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina will almost certainly start the fiscal year July 1 without a budget. A six-member committee of House and Senate members concluded Monday that it’s futile to try to get a compromise on the main budget ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved studying state employees’ salaries, with legislators of both parties saying some are paid far too little. The House voted 89-12 Wednesday on a budget amendment spending up to $300,000 for the ...

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South Carolina lawmakers have begun debating over the state’s budget for the next fiscal year, which means that prosecutors and public defenders are competing with one another and a host of other agencies for a piece of the money pie.

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State economists say South Carolina's government should have nearly $300 million more to spend next year.

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The House budget-writing committee on Thursday advanced a $7 billion spending plan for state taxes that provides more money for public schools, hires more law enforcement officers and pays for the next round of cybersecurity measures.

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