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South Carolina lawmakers won’t get paid while justices determine whether their raise was legal
Jun. 26, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — All money paid to South Carolina lawmakers while they aren’t in session has been stopped by the state Supreme Court as the justices sort through a lawsuit from one of their members, alleging legislators improperly gave themselves an $18,000-a-year raise. The raise is what is called “in-district compensation” — money set […]
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