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The House passed the budget bill (H. 4300) after two days of robust debate and more than 90 amendments considered. The House increased funding to the Local Government Fund (LGF) representing full funding under the statutory formula. After giving the budget third reading on Wednesday, the House adjourned and will return March 28 following next week’s furlough.
The Senate spent most of Tuesday debating the merits of the $1.2 billion incentive package (
... Read moreThe SC Bike Walk Trails Summit will be hosted by the Palmetto Cycling Coalition and SC Trails Coalition June 8-9, 2023, in Newberry.
The target audience is professionals in planning, engineering, community, economic, and trail development, tourism; leadership among communities and various levels of boards, commissions, and elected offices. Continuing education credits are in development.
SCEMD plans to apply for the new federal Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund program, which if awarded, will provide funding to establish a revolving loan program to support hazard mitigation projects in South Carolina. This program is a potential low-interest (1%) loan to fund qualifying mitigation projects or non-federal match for eligible mitigation projects. Eligible applicants are local government entities in South Carolina that have adopted a FEMA-approved local hazard mitigation plan.
The due date for a ... Read more
GetConnectedSC, a high-speed internet access and adoption campaign to transform how South Carolinians engage with the online world, was recently announced. ... Read more