COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) (AP) – Get ready for a smoother ride. The State Department of Transportation voted Thursday to spend the first $26 million raised by the South Carolina’s newly increased gas tax to paving projects in 27 counties. There are plenty of other projects the Transportation officials plan to take up with additional revenue. The agency wants to spend…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Fixing South Carolina’s roads is a number one priority for Governor Henry McMaster. The Governor says the roads bill is number one at this time, but he says the question is where do we get the money? The Governor says he will not approve a roads bill that raises the gas tax to help fund repairs. The…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Wednesday, members of the House and the Senate met jointly to discuss the different plans to repair the state’s crumbling roads and bridges passed by both chambers. In the conference committee meeting, lawmakers said they are willing to compromise to reach a comprehensive bill that includes both Department of Transportation reform and funding in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Latest on the South Carolina House’s road funding debate: 3:05 p.m. Republican senators say the House changed a roads bill to deliberately kill the proposal to change how South Carolina’s road agency is governed. The House voted Wednesday to have both senators and House members confirm the governor’s appointments to the Department of Transportation board….
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Governor Nikki Haley is urging the House to agree with the Senate’s Roads Bill that includes a plan to reform the Department of Transportation. In a press conference Wednesday, the Governor commended the House on approving more than $400 million in funds in the state budget to go towards fixing the state’s roads. Governor Haley…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Thursday, the Senate passed a bill to fix South Carolina’s roads and bridges. The vote came after several days of debate. “What we saw with the Republican Senators and the Governor was scraping what was a real plan and replacing it with the ‘patch act,’ the fake act, really a fraud to the people…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Late Wednesday afternoon, the Senate passed the second reading of a bill to fix the state’s roads and bridges. In a 30 to 15 vote, the senate advanced the roads bill to a third reading on Thursday. “This was a long road to get here, we had to hit many pot holes before we came…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — The South Carolina Senate made progress on the measure to repair the state’s damaged roads. After several days of filibustering by several Republican senators, the Senate reached an agreement on Wednesday night that includes $400 in recurring funds from the states general fund to help fix the states roads. In addition, the amendment does not include…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Wednesday, the filibuster on the bill to fix crumbling roads in South Carolina continued inside the Senate chamber. Several lawmakers are stalling the bill because of the 12 cents gas tax included in the bill, citing the state has new recurring money to fund fixing the states roads and bridges. “We take what we…
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Inside the Senate chamber, lawmakers continued to delay a vote on a bill to fix the state’s crumbling roads while on the first floor of the state house, several business organizations called on the Senate to take action. “You don’t need a sign to tell you are in South Carolina, the minute your tires hit…
