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May162018

The State: S.C. Budget Delayed Until After June Primaries

The state of South Carolina will get a budget only days before its fiscal year starts July 1 — well after the state's voters cast ballots in the June 12 primaries.

The delay is because S.C. House and state Senate budget negotiators were unable to hash out a compromise this week on the state's $8.2 billion general fund budget.

In a joint statement Wednesday, S.C. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brian White, R-Anderson, said further meetings to reach a budget deal will be postponed.

"The differences that the conferees (budget negotiators) face are numerous and complex," the two said in a statement. "These will take time to analyze ... and to reach a consensus on how to move forward and best serve our people."

Budget negotiators had expected to finalize a deal by Thursday, sending it to lawmakers' desks before a final vote in a special two-day session next week. Instead, they agreed Wednesday to have a budget ready for lawmakers when they return to Columbia on June 27 to complete any unfinished legislative business.

Read more at The State Newspaper

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