SC legislators approve $350M in earmarks, agree to changes next year

Future budgets will include similar amounts for both chambers and no direct funding for nonprofits, legislators said.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 1,390

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — The General Assembly passed a deal Tuesday spending $350 million on a long list of legislator-sponsored spending that includes parks, building renovations, water and sewer upgrades, and equipment for first responders.

The votes came two weeks after negotiations over the local spending blew up publicly. The $15 billion budget included no earmarks, and legislators left believing their communities wouldn’t get the funding this year. Earmarks, or what legislators call community …

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