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 […]
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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 […]
SC Budget heads to Governor’s desk
We returned this week to finalized next year’s budget (which ultimately passed 84-28 in the House and passed 30-9 in the Senate). In the coming days, Governor McMaster will get […]
12:01 a.m House gives budget Third Reading
After 13.5 hours of debate Tuesday (and literally hundreds of roll-call votes yesterday and today), the House adjourned at 11pm to return at 12:01 am Wednesday for the required Third […]
2018-2019 Budget Briefing
The floor debate for next year’s budget begins Monday at 1pm. To see the briefing provided to House members earlier this week, click here . To see more detail, click […]
Governor McMaster’s first budget veto message
One of the most important roles in the General Assembly is being a good steward of your tax dollars. I take that role very seriously and every year am one […]
The Budget: debate begins March 21st
One of our most important jobs in office is to be stewards of your tax dollars. Monday at 1:00pm the session begins. How long the debate will last is never […]
State Budget: what do we spend YOUR money on?
As the House continues our budget hearings and prepares for floor debate (tentatively scheduled for the week of March 10, 2014), I wanted to share some items that you may […]
Balanced Budget-ing
Most people probably know that South Carolina, unlike Washington, D.C., operates under a balanced budget. By law, we cannot spend more than we have. A pretty basic concept really and […]
Budget vetoes – let me know your thoughts
Being stewards of YOUR tax dollars is the biggest responsibility we have in the General Assembly. The budget (and vetoes) are very important and that’s why I’ve written many posts […]
The state budget: “It’s like soup…”
Earlier today the House barely approved the Budget Conference Committee Report by a razor thin vote of 54-52. As I was reviewing the report the night before and trying to […]
Budget Vetoes – your thoughts?
Looks like we’re returning next week (July 17th) instead of September to take up Gubernatorial Budget Vetoes. Click here and here to read the veto messages from Governor Haley. As […]