Negotiators Finalize Deal for SC’s Upcoming $14.7B State Budget

Negotiators finalize deal for SC’s upcoming $14.7B state budget

In the next year, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are set to go toward fixing South Carolina roads and bridges, while teachers, state employees, and state lawmakers are all in line for pay raises.

SC legislators advance $14.7B spending plan that includes pay raise for themselves

House Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville, and Senate Finance Chairman Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, talk to reporters following a vote to approve the state spending plan Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — A pay raise for legislators, lottery ticket payments using debit cards and a potential reduction in funding for the city of Columbia were all part of a spending plan a panel of legislators…