Recent News
With the General Assembly set to adjourn sine die next Thursday, both chambers held what will likely be the last set of subcommittee and committee meetings of the 2024 session. The Senate also debated a bill to prohibit gender transition procedures for minors (H. 4624). In an attempt to force the Senate to take up the House Ten-Year Energy Transformation Act bill (H... Read more
The SC Broadband Office (SCBBO) is working to finalize deployment of the State’s remaining ARPA broadband resources. The SC General Assembly allocated $400 million to the SCBBO in Act 244 (May 2022) and there is approximately $35 million uncommitted. An active grant round is open now (ARPA 3.0) with the goal of deploying the remaining funds by June 30, 2024.
The SCBBO is aware of some counties that have remaining County ARPA funds they plan to use on broadband that still need to be committed. Despite the Federal 12/31/2024 deadline, the SCBBO is requesting to... Read more
This just in! The April edition of the COMPASS newsletter has just landed in inboxes and online.
In this months' newsletter:
- Dive into the latest Wage & Salary Report
- Learn about millage rate increase limitations
- Discover valuable grants information
- Take a look at the legislative landscape after last week's crossover deadline
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