Letter: Sunlight Needed On SC Benefit Bill
TAXPAYERS DESERVE ANSWERS … Dear Editor, Legislation is quietly moving through the S.C. General Assembly that could wind up costing taxpayers a fortune. A health and dental...
South Carolina budget
Henry McMaster Must Veto Pension Bill
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TAXPAYERS MUST BE TREATED FAIRLY … South Carolina governor Henry McMaster has issued two commendable veto threats in recent weeks. He’s vowed to veto a...
SC Budget Grows By More Than $1 Billion
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AND THAT’S BEFORE WE COUNT DEBT, DEFICIT SPENDING AND TAX HIKES … A billion here, a billion there … sooner or later it adds up to...
SC Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Gas Tax
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“REVENUE ENHANCEMENT” COULD BE A MOVING TARGET … It’s no secret Republican leaders in the S.C. General Assembly will renew their push for an increase in...
SC Budget: Shrinking Surplus
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THE “NEW MONEY” GRAVY TRAIN IS LOSING STEAM … Last month we did a story on South Carolina’s slowing revenue growth – which dipped from 7.3 percent during...
SC House Tax Cut Plans Draw Senate Support
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SENATE’S FISCAL CONSERVATIVE CHAMPION SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR BIGGER TAX RELIEF PACKAGE The battle to provide larger, longer-lasting tax relief to working South Carolinians received some momentum...
Confusion Over Bruce Bannister’s $130 Million “Tax Cut”
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LAWMAKERS BATTLE OVER MODEST TAX RELIEF PROPOSAL … We did a big story this week on a little tax cut proposed by S.C. Rep. Bruce Bannister...
Kirkman Finlay’s Second Chance
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REVENUE SITUATION OFFERS UP-AND-COMING LAWMAKER ANOTHER BITE AT THE POISON APPLE … This website has written a lot of nice things about S.C. Rep. Kirkman...
SC Revenue Update: $1.2 Billion In New Money
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STILL THINK WE NEED A GAS TAX? Earlier this week we dropped a bombshell on the Palmetto political universe when we reported that the state’s...
SC: More Money, Mo Problems
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MORE KINDLING … || By FITSNEWS || South Carolina’s big-spending “Republican” leadership has another $87 million to spend courtesy of better-than-expected tax returns. And yes,...