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SC House member under investigation for child sex crimes, colleague alleges
State Rep. Brandon Guffey, R-York, openly spoke on the House floor Wednesday about a fellow state representative being under ...
SC lawmakers pass $14B state budget with teacher raises, tax cuts and infrastructure funding
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawmakers in both the South Carolina House and Senate voted Tuesday to approve the state’s $14 billion budget, which includes raises for teachers, tax cuts, and hundreds of millions ...
South Carolina’s budget passes with a big raise in lawmaker pay
The South Carolina General Assembly has likely met for the last time this year, easily passing a budget that included what is ...
SC Legislature passes budget despite concerns on lawmaker pay raise, conversion therapy ban repeal
COLUMBIA — The S.C. Legislature overwhelmingly passed a $14.7 billion state budget May 28 despite concerns from some members ...
SC income tax cut, money for bridges, cash leftover. What’s in the 2025-26 budget
The final proposed 2025-26 spending plan that takes effect July 1 reduces the state’s highest marginal income tax rate to 6% ...
SC leaders mark new law on tort reform, liquor liability, but promise more to come
Gov. Henry McMaster signed a law that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026 that reforms South Carolina's liquor liability and tort laws.
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Columbia leaders warn of $3.7M budget loss as City Council delays conversion therapy ban vote again
The South Carolina state budget that takes effect July 1 includes a measure that would strip the city of Columbia of about $3 ...
Why I voted for Columbia’s conversion therapy ban and still support it | Opinion
South Carolina state Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine writes that the Columbia City Council’s conversion therapy ban was the right ...