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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House approved the state's $14 billion budget...

The South Carolina House approved the state's $14 billion budget in one day with little debate over big ticket items. The House voted 108-7 late Monday to give the budget key approval.

The South Carolina House approved the state's $14 billion budget in one day with little debate over big ticket items. The House voted 108-7 late Monday to give the budget key approval. They plan to return to the chamber for routine final approval Tuesday morning, sending it on to the Senate. There was only about three hours of debate, almost on all items voted down like stricter abortion rules or not paying for a state health card that some worried could be used as a COVID-19 vaccine passport. The budget provides $1 billion for roads and raises for all state employees and most teachers an...

South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas is not seeking re-election, the second major member of the GOP leadership who's announced they['re leaving the legislature.

South Carolina House Majority Leader Gary Simrill of Rock Hill said he is not going to run for reelection this year. Simrill, the state House's longest-serving Republican, said he felt it was time to leave after 30 years.