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Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The House's budget-writing committee is putting together its spending plan for coming fiscal year.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  South Carolina's budget experts say there's no reason to change spending now.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  South Carolina legislators will have to decide what to do with an additional $770 million.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  South Carolina's schools are in line to get $105 million to head off teacher furloughs and cuts. The state Senate added the money to the state's $6 billion general fund budget Wednesday after a daylong debate on the spending plan for the next fiscal year.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Tax collections and spending cuts have helped drop South Carolina's budget deficit closer to $700 million, down from an earlier forecast of $829 million.

Monday, January 31, 2011  Haley announced Monday that Chad Walldorf of Sullivan's Island is the next chairman of the Board of Economic Advisors.

Friday, July 16, 2010  South Carolina collected nearly $140 million more in taxes than expected from April through June. Economists say the increased collections are a sign the economy is improving.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  The news on Wednesday came as the state Senate Finance Committee planned to start work on its plans for a $5 billion spending plan that already carves deeply into school, college and health care spending.