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The Senate spent a large portion of their time this week on the floor debating several amendments to S. 244, the tort reform bill, in a continued effort to reach a compromise. As of Thursday, the bill remains in Special Order status with debate likely to continue next week. Meanwhile, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee continued taking... Read more
The March edition of the COMPASS newsletter has just landed in inboxes and online.The South Carolina Office of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs has released county millage rate limitations for FY 2025-26. County population estimates—one of the two components that make up the millage rate increase limitation prescribed in Section 6-1-320(A)(1)—were recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The other component—the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 2.95%—was released in February.
The millage rate increase limitation for FY 2026 will be the total of the... Read more
The South Carolina Association of Counties’ inaugural Newly Elected Countywide Officials Orientation aimed to empower recently elected county officials as they step into their new roles.
The training was held March 11 in Columbia for those who have been recently elected to serve as county auditor, treasurer, clerk of court, coroner, probate judge, register of deeds or sheriff.... Read more