The plan by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harvey Peeler adds an even larger number to the debate on cutting taxes heating up in the General Assembly.
This morning, advocates rallied outside the Statehouse to oppose a bill that would ban abortions in the state.
At the Statehouse today, lawmakers and groups that represent farmers in South Carolina called for legislation at the federal level to help farmers with issues they’ve been facing.
The version the House passed 99-11 has just small differences from the proposal passed by the Senate the day before.
A bill that would establish no-excuse early voting is moving forward in the South Carolina House.
Another round of better-than-anticipated economic news in South Carolina had the Republican governor and House leaders agreeing Tuesday to work toward a bigger income tax cut than they originally proposed.
South Carolina senators have spent less than two hours deciding how to spend more than $2 billion in federal money coming to the state.
A bill that would have candidates for school board run as members of political parties in one South Carolina district has been rejected by a bipartisan group of House members.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harvey Peeler says he expects the Senate on Tuesday to discuss the plan to spend $1.7 billion in COVID-19 relief on rural water and sewer systems and rural broadband internet.
South Carolina remains one of only two states without a hate crimes law, and proponents worry that efforts in the Legislature are stalling to increase penalties for crimes committed against minorities and others victimized by prejudice.
