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Governor McMaster issues line item vetoes for SC Budget

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster delivered his vetoes for the 2021 2022 State Budget. According to the Governor, the 15 line item vetoes totaled $152.5 million. McMaster’s vetoes include subsections that contain 226 earmarked appropriations. The Governor said the 226 earmarked appropriations lacked the necessary transparency and accountability for state funding. Lawmakers want to use the earmarked…
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SC Lawmakers Deliberate Budget

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina lawmakers are entering their second day of deliberations over the state’s $8.2 billion budget plan. The House resumed floor debate Tuesday morning. Lawmakers on Monday approved dozens of sections of the budget by large margins and without debate. Other sections to which amendments had been made were skipped over. Legislators voted 47-38 to freeze…

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Watch: House Starts Debate on Spending Plan

The proposed budget includes roughly $7.5 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1st.
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Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — The House of Representatives took up the state’s spending plan on Monday afternoon. The proposed budget includes roughly $7.5 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1st. The House passed through several sections of the budget without any debate Monday and also started making progress on amendments to help fix South Carolina roads. Lawmakers approved…