South Carolina Budget Expands Pay Increases for Public Workers
The plan adds 300 million for K 12 with a 2 percent cost of living raise for teachers and extra boosts for veteran staff in 24 districts. Prison guards get 1500, other workers 1 percent. Health premiums and pension contributions rise. DSS would hire 160 caseworkers as caseloads remain high.
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No Votes Yet on SC Road Funding Amid Senate Filibuster
In Columbia, the South Carolina Senate left the road funding bill without a vote as Sen. Lee Bright extended a filibuster. He claims several colleagues will back him to block the measure, while Senate leaders and the state Chamber of Commerce push for a vote to fund safer roads.
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