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Tuesday, February 19, 2013  South Carolina legislators probably will again not fund local governments at levels required by state law.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A look at the local government fund in the following fiscal years:

Thursday, January 31, 2013  After several years of not funding local governments at the level state law requires, South Carolina legislators are looking to change the law.

Thursday, December 11, 2008  South Carolina school and health care budgets are expected to take more hits because tax collections are projected to continue their downward spiral.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008  The state's economic forecasting board is meeting to review how far tax collections have fallen behind estimates in the midst of a national recession.

Friday, November 07, 2008  Sales tax collections have fallen more than $87 million in October, meaning more budget cuts could be coming.