SC House Leader Wants Raises and Bonuses, but Not Now
Friday, September 18th, 2020
The chairman of the House committee that writes South Carolina’s budget said he also wants a small raise for teachers and a $1,000 COVID-19 hazard pay bonus for lower-paid state workers, but now isn’t the time to spend that money.
Instead, House Ways and Means Chairman Murrell Smith said Wednesday he wants to wait until January and make sure COVID-19 hasn’t wrecked the economy even more than state economists have predicted.
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