S.C. Senate insists on keeping 4-10 percent pay raise for teachers in budget
COLUMBIA — Senators insisted Wednesday on giving new teachers a bigger pay bump, rejecting arguments to spread the money out so that all K-12 teachers get a five percent cost-of-living increase.
Education dominated discussions during the opening day of Senate floor debate on a $9 billion spending plan for state taxes.
Other topics included offshore drilling, as the Senate voted 40-4 to insert into the budget Sen. Chip Campsen’s proposal intending to at least temporarily block drilling by ensuring no prep work happens on South Carolina’s coast through the next fiscal year.
“The federal government is on the cusp of issuing permits any day now for seismic testing for offshore oil and gas reserves,” said the Isle of Palms Republican.
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