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South Carolina lawmakers not only lose raise but also $1,000 a month in pay after court ruling

South Carolina lawmakers improperly gave themselves a $1,500 monthly raise, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a ...

South Carolina Supreme Court finds lawmaker pay raise unconstitutional

A provision in the state budget that would have seen lawmakers’ in-district compensation more than double was struck down by ...

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down $1,500 lawmaker raise as unconstitutional

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down increase lawmakers voted for themselves for expenses, ...

Pay raise state lawmakers gave themselves struck down by SC Supreme Court as unconstitutional

South Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled that a legislative pay raise for lawmakers awarded to themselves was ...

SC Supreme Court permanently blocks in-district reimbursement raise for lawmakers

Wes Climer and Carol Herring argued that a provision in the state budget raising lawmakers' in-district expense ...
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South Carolina Supreme Court hears challenge to lawmakers’ pay increase

The raise is being challenged by Senator Wes Climer (R–York) and a South Carolina resident, who filed a lawsuit arguing the increase violates the state constitution’s ban on lawmakers granting ...

South Carolina lawmakers lose raise and $1,000 a month in pay after court ruling

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that state lawmakers improperly gave themselves a $1,500 monthly raise ...