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6/8/23

The House met on Wednesday and took up vetoes by the Governor, as well as a few other bills on the calendar. The Senate did not meet this week. The budget conference committee met on Wednesday and Thursday and finally reached an agreement on the budget bill (H. 4300) Thursday afternoon. Both chambers will now meet in statewide session in the coming weeks to adopt the conference committee report.

The budget and other bills of interest are discussed below:

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6/2/23

Originally published on NACo.org

After several rounds of negotiations, the White House and House Republican Leadership reached an agreement to address the debt limit and cap spending. The deal, titled the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) (H.R. 3746), would suspend the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025, effectively... Read more

6/1/23
This year’s entries to the J. Mitchell Graham/Barrett Lawrimore Competition were excellent!
 
If you'd like to review this year's presentations before the winners are announced on August 2 at the Annual Conference General Session, recordings are now available in the... Read more
5/25/23

On Tuesday, the Senate took up the House amendments to the six-week abortion ban bill (

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5/19/23

SCAC is pleased to host its 2023 Annual Awards Program Competition on May 24 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Make plans to watch the presentations live on the Association's Facebook page or at SCCounties.org/livestream. Take a few minutes to view this year’s ... Read more

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