Property tax deal clears House and Senate approvals
Lawmakers approved a 6.6 billion budget with property tax breaks, including waving school operating costs for homeowners next year. Revenue shifts raise the sales tax to six percent and cut grocery taxes, funding education, trust repayments, state troopers, and a Thanksgiving sales tax holiday, while Sanford considers vetoes.
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South Carolina House approves death penalty bill for repeat child molesters
The House voted 83 to 26 to advance a Senate bill that could send repeat offenders convicted of molesting a child under 11 to Death Row. Gov. Sanford is expected to sign, with a third vote set and Senate approval anticipated. The measure excludes teens 14 to 18 from prosecution under harsher terms. Opponents say votes were politically motivated.
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