The South Carolina Senate has approved its budget. The final vote came Wednesday after approving items like requiring school children use the bathrooms of their sex assigned at birth and whether universities can spend state money to move to another athletic conference. Read More >>South Carolina Senate approves $15.4B budget after debate on bathrooms and conference switching
Newly released police documents show the felony assault and battery case against the son of a local congressional candidate almost wasn't filed because an inexperienced officer didn't see it as worth pursuing.
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The South Carolina Senate has approved its budget. The final vote came Wednesday after approving items like requiring school children use the bathrooms of their sex assigned at birth and whether universities can spend state money to move to another athletic conference.
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The South Carolina Senate has started debating a budget that accelerates a planned income tax cut instead of the House plan to use $500 million to give homeowners a one-time property tax rebate. Once the spending plan passes the Senate this week, a group of three House members and three senators is going to have to sort out the differences.
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Earlier this year, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to impose strict limits on unemployment benefits in a state with some of the nation's highest thresholds to receive them. The Senate is skeptical.
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A viral video of S.C. Rep. Adam Morgan, reposted by Fla. U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, set the stage for a Greenville rally April 24, as Gaetz looks for allies amid House Republican infighting.
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A trio of federal judges ruled March 28 that the 2024 elections in South Carolina's 1st and 6th congressional districts will go forward with their current boundaries as the Supreme Court has yet to rule whether those lines are unconstitutional.
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The House has approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire. The bill passed Friday by a vote of 286-134. "Democrats and Republicans have about 13 hours to work together to make sure the government stays open. That's not going to be easy," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. "We will have to work together — and avoid unnecessary delays."
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