The first public meeting in 18 days of a conference committee trying to work out a budget deal between the South Carolina House and Senate showed no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state’s $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1.
The state spending plan heading to the South Carolina House floor next week offers state employees a 3% raise and teachers a $1,000 bump in pay. The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday approved a nearly $11 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
South Carolina senators working on the state’s $10 billion spending plan have rejected one lawmaker’s call to remove all special projects to the spending plan.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina’s $10 billion dollar state spending plan is on its way to the House floor. Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the $10 billion dollar budget after making only a few changes to Governor Henry McMaster’s spending proposal. One addition that was made was $100 million dollars dedicated for repairs and improvements to…
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…
