Compromise Reached on B SC Spending Plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina businesses will get a $ 146 million bailout on unemployment taxes after a budget conference agreed to less money for public schools as final deals were reached in a compromise version of $ 6 billion state spending plan.
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Branstad focuses on taxes; Dems OK with budget cap
Gov. Terry Branstad says a sharp cut in property taxes must be part if any budget deal he strikes with legislative Democrats.
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Bradenton City Council debates raising taxes to meet its obligations
BRADENTON — The City Council on Wednesday debated the same issue that people are trying to solve at kitchen tables across the country: How do we pay our bills in this economy?
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