SC State House eliminating budget earmarks
Lawmakers at the State House say they are looking to eliminating budget earmarks, or one-time spending for “pet projects” in individual legislators’ districts in the budget proposal.
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
Lawmakers at the State House say they are looking to eliminating budget earmarks, or one-time spending for “pet projects” in individual legislators’ districts in the budget proposal.
The House passed one of Republicans’ signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities.
House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts.
U.S. inflation declined last month as the cost of gas, airline fares, and hotel rooms fell, a sign that price growth was cooling even as President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff threats.
After eight years of trying to persuade his fellow lawmakers in the South Carolina House to require hands-free cellphone use while driving, a little pain might have helped Rep. Bill Taylor get his bill passed Wednesday.
As news that President Donald Trump was backing down on most of his tariffs reached a luncheon of Senate Republicans Wednesday, the room reacted with relief, cheers and smiles.
South Carolina lawmakers continued debates Tuesday over how to best protect victims of domestic violence when they share a lease with their abuser.
The South Carolina Senate Education Committee discussed a charter school accountability bill on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised tariffs on China to 125%, hours after China boosted taxes on American imports to 84% and vowed to “fight to the end” in an escalating battle that threatens to disrupt trade between the world’s two largest economies.