NEWS BRIEFS: State sees $177M surplus, more
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | South Carolina ended the 2018 fiscal year on June 30 with $177 million more in the coffers than expected, according to a press release from the S.C....
View ArticleBRACK: 17 policy questions for South Carolina candidates
Commentary by Andy Brack, editor and publisher | This is the time of the political season that an odd dance begins. Politicians want to present a compelling image so you’ll cast a vote for them. But...
View ArticleNEWS: State’s federal dollars at risk if census participation low, lawmaker says
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | An accurate population count in 2020 is needed to keep South Carolina’s share of billions of dollars in federal funding from decreasing, according to...
View Article1/18, full issue: Flooding and development; 2020 primary; Remembering MLK
INSIDE ISSUE 18.03 | Jan. 18, 2018 NEWS: Flood-prone development continues as state gets grip on water issues NEWS BRIEFS: Eroding tax base, voting machines, education, much more COMMENTARY, Brack:...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Eroding tax base, voting machines, education, much more
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | South Carolina’s population is growing and aging faster than the rest of the nation — and that means a further erosion of the income tax base. Why? More...
View Article2/22: Teacher raises over pilot programs; Pass ERA; Reading support
INSIDE ISSUE 18.08 | FEB. 22, 2019 NEWS: House taps brakes on education pilot programs in favor of teacher raises BRIEFS: Veterans, solar, education, opportunity zones and more TALLY SHEET: From guns...
View ArticleNEWS: House taps brakes on education pilot programs in favor of teacher raises
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | In this “Year of Education” at the Statehouse, South Carolina likely won’t launch any new, innovative programs through its budget. But state leaders are...
View Article3/1: Education and local control; Beaufort’s coming national park; Solar energy
INSIDE ISSUE 18.09 | March 1, 2019 NEWS: House budget steers to more local control on education spending BRIEFS: On higher education, jail bail, children in poverty, more TALLY SHEET: From school...
View Article4/5 full issue: House, Senate budgets similar; On Santee Cooper; Abortion...
INSIDE ISSUE 18.14 | APRIL 5, 2019 NEWS: Senate, House differ little on state budget BRIEFS: House wades into abortion politics; Crossover looms; Education; more COMMENTARY, Brack: Slow down on zeal...
View ArticleBIG STORY: Senate, House differ little on state budget
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | When the Senate goes to debate the state budget at mid-month, the $9.3 billion document will not be much different from the one passed by the House,...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Senate passes budget; education, marijuana up next week
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | Senators wrapped up two days of fierce deliberations this week on the $9.3 billion state spending plan. The budget, H. 4000, passed 38-4 with Republicans...
View Article4/26: Teacher walk-out; Wishing and hoping; Enemies of change
INSIDE ISSUE 18.17 | APRIL 26, 2019 NEWS: Teachers skipping school could test lawmakers, some say BRIEFS: On the new Winthrop Poll, end of session, girl power, more COMMENTARY, Brack: While I breathe,...
View Article5/3, full issue: What’s left for the session; Senate has changed; More
INSIDE ISSUE 18.18 | MAY 3, 2019 NEWS: Session’s close drawing near with big items waiting for 2020 BRIEFS: Nominations stall, new cabinet agency, teacher rally, more COMMENTARY, Brack: State Senate is...
View ArticleBIG STORY: Session’s close drawing near with big items waiting for 2020
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | Lawmakers have three legislative days left to figure out how to deal with $158.6 million in budget differences from a $1 billion surplus. Since January,...
View Article5/17, full issue: On Santee Cooper; Compromise; Anti-abortion zealotry
IN THIS ISSUE: NEWS: Lawmakers close in on binding bid process for Santee Cooper BRIEFS: Lawmakers work on consensus on major bills next week COMMENTARY, Brack: Anti-abortion zealots, pawns use big...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Lawmakers work on consensus on major bills next week
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | State lawmakers are rolling back into Columbia beginning Monday for a planned special session. The first year of the two year session ended May 9, but...
View Article5/24, full issue: On GOP women; S.C. budget and morals; Santee Cooper
INSIDE ISSUE 18.21 | MAY 24, 2019 NEWS: GOP women legislators lead in big ways BRIEFS: State to begin enforcing classroom size restrictions, more COMMENTARY, Brack: State budget shows lawmakers’...
View ArticleBRACK: State budget shows lawmakers’ values
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | There’s a lot that goes on in a legislative session: Thousands of bills are filed. Hundreds of news stories are written about those bills. Scores of...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Few items struck from state budget, other updates
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | Less than a half percent of the state’s $9.3 billion budget was struck down by gubernatorial vetoes this week. McMaster Gov. Henry McMaster struck 28...
View ArticleBIG STORY: Economists warn of ‘softening’ state growth
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | South Carolina’s economy is expected to follow a national trend of softening growth into 2021, according to multiple economists advising the state’s...
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