Tag Archives: Office of State Budget

Secret Budget Process Continues in S.C. General Assembly

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Rick Brundrett

If you’re a policy wonk or had a really bad case of insomnia and read Gov. Nikki Haley’s 379-page proposed executive budget for next fiscal year, you might have noticed something odd on pages 298 and 299. Unlike dozens of other state … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Budget, General Assembly, Transparency | Tagged Gov. Nikki Haley, House Clerk Charles Reid, Les Boles, Office of State Budget, Rep. Jim Merrill, Senate Clerk Jeffrey Gossett | 2 Comments

S.C. State Gets an ‘Incomplete’ on Budget Request

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Kevin Dietrich

Details may not be South Carolina State University’s strong suit, at least when it comes to budgetary matters. The school, already under scrutiny for alleged financial mismanagement related to millions of dollars earmarked for the James E. Clyburn University Transportation … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Budget, Higher Education, Transparency | Tagged College of Charleston, Lander University, Office of State Budget, South Carolina State University, The Citadel, Winthrop University | 2 Comments

Legislators: Law on Budget Process has been Ignored

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

A handful of legislators surveyed by The Nerve says the General Assembly has failed to adhere to state law when crafting South Carolina’s annual budget. “It was brought to my attention at the end of the last session that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Budget, Budget and Control Board, General Assembly, Transparency | Tagged budget, Budget and Control Board, Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Mike Rose, Office of State Budget, Sen. Hugh Leatherman, Shane Massey, Thomas Alexander | 1 Comment

State Budget Process: What the Law Says vs. What Lawmakers Do

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Eric K. Ward

Amid football season and the approaching holidays, all’s quiet on the State House grounds with the S.C. General Assembly out of session until legislators reconvene in January. But, behind the scenes in state government, the ultimate sausage-making is in full … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget | Tagged Carroll Campbell, David Beasley, Gov. Nikki Haley, Jeff Schilz, Jim Hodges, Kevin Kibler, Les Boles, Mark Sanford, Office of State Budget, Rob Godfrey, Sen. David Thomas, Sen. Hugh Leatherman | 6 Comments

Show Me the Money: Finance Officials Differ on State Budget

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rick Brundrett

If you want to see two very different pictures of the state budget, you need look no further than Gov. Nikki Haley’s financial “summit” last week. Wednesday’s meeting was a briefing by state officials to representatives of Moody’s Investors Service, … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, General Assembly, State Agencies, Taxes, Transparency | Tagged Office of State Budget, S.C. Board of Economic Advisors, summary control document | 1 Comment

Budget Shell Games: State Records Contradict Each Other

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Rick Brundrett

If you think you’re getting a complete picture of next fiscal year’s approximate $22 billion state budget when you go to the General Assembly’s website, think again. There are vast differences – gaps ranging from millions of dollars to several … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, General Assembly, Legislation | Tagged Les Boles, Office of State Budget | Leave a comment

Panel Approves $30M in ‘Other’ Fund Hikes

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Rick Brundrett

A special legislative committee created to oversee state agencies’ requests to increase “other” funds spending has approved nearly $30 million in increases so far this fiscal year, records provided to The Nerve show. Since it began considering requests in November, … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, General Assembly | Tagged Joint Other Funds Oversight Committee, Office of State Budget, Rep. Brian White, Sen. Nikki Setzler | Leave a comment

Proviso Aims To Eliminate State-Funded Lobbying

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Eric K. Ward

South Carolina taxpayers would save $1 million under a state budget proviso the S.C. House has adopted that aims to eliminate publicly funded lobbying by state agencies. Continue reading →

Posted in Legislation | Tagged 90.20, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Eric Bedingfield, Francis Marion University, Glenn McConnell, Greenville Technical, Judiciary Committee, Kevin Bryant, Medical University of South Carolina, Mike Rose, Office of State Budget, proviso, S. 335, Sen. Vincent Sheheen, South Carolina State University, State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, The Citadel, Tri-County Technical, University of South Carolina, Winthrop University | 2 Comments

Fantasy Land: When a Reduction isn’t a Reduction

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rick Brundrett

If there were an Alice-in-Wonderland portrait of the state budget for next fiscal year, S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell would have painted it. In a budget update posted last week on his website (www.bobbyharrell.com), the Charleston Republican said the House … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, General Assembly, Legislation | Tagged Medicaid, Office of State Budget, Rep. Bobby Harrell, S.C. Department of Education | Leave a comment

Ways and Means Budget: More General Fund Growth

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Rick Brundrett

If there is a $700 million hole to fill in next year’s state budget, you wouldn’t know it by looking at the House Ways and Means Committee’s version of it. A review by The Nerve of the 2011-12 spending plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, General Assembly, Legislation | Tagged Gov. Nikki Haley, Medicaid, Office of State Budget, S.C. Department of Corrections, S.C. Retirement Investment Commission, State Health Plan | Leave a comment