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Budget 17-18 Insider Edition Part 2: House Republicans Say No to Tax Relief?!

Budget 17-18 Insider Edition Part 2: House Republicans Say No to Tax Relief?!

A late night amendment proposed on March 14th  by Democratic Representatives Russell Ott, Gilda Cobb-Hunter, and Patsy Knight that sought to provide tax relief for working college students was met with staunch opposition by House Republican leadership. That’s right SC Republicans were anti-tax credits! – at least when it came…

Budget 17-18 Insider Edition Part 1: $8 Billion Dollar Budget Falls Short on Compassion

Budget 17-18 Insider Edition Part 1: $8 Billion Dollar Budget Falls Short on Compassion

In addition to passing a $8 billion dollar budget that merely placed a band-aid or kicked-the-can down the road, on the majority of the huge challenges we face as a state like properly funding Public Education, increasing teacher pay, giving long-lasting solutions to our Retirement/Pension System, and actually providing comprehensive…