COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Members of a legislative budget-writing panel say they disagree with Gov. Nikki Haley's call to eliminate state funding for the South Carolina Arts Commission.
Commission executive director Ken May urged a House Ways and Means panel on Wednesday not to follow the Republican governor's suggestion.
Rep. Chip Limehouse of Charleston chairs the panel and says it's unfair to pick out a couple of agencies to zero-out. He notes the state would save just $2 million by not funding the arts commission, and he said that won't get far in bridging the state's $829 million budget gap. Limehouse says the better option is to further cut the commission's budget.
In her State of the State address, Haley said funding should be eliminated for the Arts Commission and South Carolina Education Television.
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