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1 week ago |
postandcourier.com | Nick Reynolds |Anna Wilder
COLUMBIA — The S.C. Legislature overwhelmingly passed a $14.7 billion state budget May 28 despite concerns from some members over a more than doubling of their allocation for in-district expenses to $18,000 per lawmaker per year. One legislator threatened to sue over the bump, saying he believed the increase — which was passed through the budget and will take effect immediately — is unconstitutional.
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1 week ago |
postandcourier.com | Nick Reynolds
COLUMBIA — If plans to entice private investors to revive a pair of unfinished reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant were ever going to happen, South Carolina needed to keep tax credits dating back to the Biden administration. And for a while, state leaders thought they would lose them.
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1 week ago |
postandcourier.com | Nick Reynolds
COLUMBIA — Out of the hundreds of votes South Carolina legislators make each year, the state budget is supposed to be one of the easiest. But ahead of an anticipated May 28 consideration on the final negotiated spending plan, something is complicating the process: a last-minute proviso to increase legislators' in-district expenses from the current $1,000 per month to $2,500 per month — or $18,000 per year.
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2 weeks ago |
postandcourier.com | Nick Reynolds
COLUMBIA — Statehouse budget negotiators approved boosting lawmakers' in-district pay May 21, clearing the way for the 170 members of the General Assembly to get their first compensation bump in 30 years. The unanimous vote between the six House and Senate members who were finalizing the state's 2025-26 budget would raise legislator compensation from $1,000 per month to $2,500 per month to cover lawmakers' in-district expenses.
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2 weeks ago |
postandcourier.com | Nick Reynolds
COLUMBIA — One of the leaders of the Senate effort to oust South Carolina's treasurer over fiscal mismanagement allegations says he is exploring a run for attorney general amid speculation incumbent AG Alan Wilson is planning a run for governor. Murrell's Inlet Republican Sen.
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