Raises for SC employees and teachers part of $15.4B first draft of SC spending plan

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 1,581

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Pay raises for state employees and teachers, improvements to roads and bridges, and upgrades to prevent a future ballooning in South Carolina’s costs for federal grocery aid are part of a first draft of the next state budget approved Wednesday.

The spending package approved unanimously by the House budget-writing committee totals $15.4 billion, while taking into account cuts to income and property taxes legislators are considering. The full House will take up …

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