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The Weekly Rewind: Week of March 13th (BUDGET WEEK)
House Floor Actions March 13, 2023 The House concurred in Senate amendments to H. 3604 (Project Scout), a joint resolution appropriating $1.2 billion from the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Contingency Reserve […]
SC teacher pay, starting salaries higher in 2023-24 House budget plan
From The State: Base pay for South Carolina public school teachers would increase by $2,500 under a proposed budget approved by the state House Ways and Means Committee, but it […]
2023-2024 Higher Ed Budget Recap
In-state college students also are in line to not face an increase in their tuition rates for the fifth year in a row. House budget writers proposed $69 million for […]
Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
For the past several weeks, I’ve been a part of working towards a state budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. It’s a daunting challenge but one I welcomed and was […]
House Budget Update: Law Enforcement Raises
From The State: South Carolina lawmakers are set to debate a nearly $14 billion spending plan this month that’ll include millions of dollars to raise the starting salaries for law […]
House Budget Update: Teacher & State Employee Raises
From The State: State employees and public school teachers could see pay bumps as part of a $13.9-billion spending plan approved by House budget writers this week. South Carolina public […]
From the House Floor: Budget Debate
I briefly took the podium yesterday to honor my word by showing support for our state employees. Most times that I can recall throughout the year, it’s always Rep. Gilda […]
House budget calendar
This is my third term as a member or the House Ways and Means Committee (‘budget committee) and like last year, it’s going to be very challenging times. Fortunately, the […]
Budget Update
Serving on the House and Ways committee gives me much more insight into our state finances than I had the first several years I served in the House. Even when […]
Budget week – Day One (that’s a lot of votes!)
176 votes! That’s how many votes the House cast today during the first day of floor “debate” on the budget. Let me put that in context for you. While opponents […]
2019-2020 Budget proposed by House Ways and Means Committee
The 2019-2020 budget is built on the foundation of protecting taxpayers, a renewed commitment to being resourceful and efficient, funding only core functions of state government, and providing value for […]