New House Budget … More of the Same Problems
As the Senate Finance Committee meets this week to take up the budget, it’s a good time to review the House budget passed earlier this month. Here are the basics:
Dr. Jameson’s Taylor’s Senate Judicary Subcommittee Meeting Testimony
I am Dr. Jameson Taylor, Director of Policy with the South Carolina Policy Council. As you may know, the Policy Council is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank dedicated to safeguarding…
The Transportation Infrastructure Funding Flexibility Act: H 4033
The House recently passed legislation, the Transportation Infrastructure Funding Flexibility Act, authorizing the creation of public-private partnerships (PPP) that can be used to build roads in South Carolina. In theory,…
Even in Recession Local Governments Keep Growing
Since FY02-2003, the Other Funds category of the budget – basically, statewide fees and fines – has grown by more than $2 billion. These fees and fines are a burden…
A Review of the Sembler and Bass Pro Shops Incentives Legislation
Are Retail Incentives Constitutional? A Review of the Sembler and Bass Pro Shops Incentives Legislation Are economic development incentives constitutional? If the state’s frequent reliance on such incentives to…
5 Things You Need to Know About the Cigarette Tax Increase
Just last week, the House Ways & Means Committee pushed through a 30 cent per pack cigarette tax increase as a proposed proviso in the FY10-2011 budget. The tax increase…