COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is proposing a five-point plan to keep the state "fiscally fit"
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If South Carolina doesn't receive some federal funds and federal jobs at the state level are cut, it could be harder for South Carolinians to get government services, like disability and unemployment benefits.
The deal will cut billions of dollars in spending through Sept. 30, the end of the budget year.
Town of James Island Mayor Mary Clark has drawn a lot of attention for alleged nepotism with her son, the failure of the town to pass a balanced budget on-time and her lack of willingness to debate other candidates July 13 for the upcoming mayoral election.
Governor Mark Sanford says he will ask the White House for a waiver so that $700 million in stimulus money can be used to pay down South Carolina’s debt.
The governor released a statement just hours after the White House rejected his second appeal to use it to pay down state debt.
Rebuffed once, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is making a second bid to use $700 million in federal stimulus cash for debt payments - but this time for school construction.
Senate panel passes immigration proposals
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