May was Record Month for Cargo Volume at Port of Charleston The State Ports Authority announced that the 204,457 containers moved through the Port of Charleston in May broke a [...]
As South Carolina consumers and retailers prepare for August’s annual Sales Tax Holiday, the state Department of Revenue has submitted a Public Draft for comment that features a list of eligible items and [...]
View from the Dome – June 7, 2019 By Copper Dome Strategies, LLC The first session of the 123rd General Assembly adjourned Sine Die on May 10, but the General Assembly returned [...]
Comments are Open Until July 1 for New Draft of W-4 Withholding Form The IRS and the Treasury Department have released it latest draft of the W-4 withholding form to [...]
House Bill Asks for Bitcoin to be Counted for Campaign Funding The House judiciary committee is considering a bill that would allow political candidates to accept digital currency to [...]
Richland County Pays $1M to Start Reimbursing Up to $3.4M in Penny Tax Funding The Richland County Council approved for $1 million from its general fund to be transferred [...]
Darla Moore: State’s Businesses Should Use Leverage to Demand Education Reform Darla Moore, one of South Carolina’s most prominent business leaders and philanthropists, called for urgent action on education [...]
Legislators Urge Business Community to Influence Them on Tax Reform As a legislative session is underway where tax reform debate is in the spotlight, the S.C. Chamber of Commerce [...]
McMaster’s Budget Blueprint Calls for Pay Raises for Teachers, $200M in Tax Rebates Among the priorities in Gov. Henry McMaster’s 2019-20 executive budget proposal are requests for a 5% [...]
McMaster’s Inaugural Address Promises Reforms for Education, Taxes, Business Republican Gov. Henry McMaster pledged in his inaugural address to reform the state’s tax code, made a commitment to the [...]
New SC Tax Rules Among Laws Now in Effect Starting New Year’s Day Of the nearly 300 laws introduced from South Carolina’s 2017-18 legislative session, some went into effect [...]
Holiday Roads Expect Lowest Gas Prices of the Year South Carolina’s average price for a gallon of gas is $2 per gallon entering this 10-day holiday travel season through [...]
Raise in SC Minimum Wage Among 10 Ideas for 2019-20 Legislative Session As state lawmakers start to submit their 2019-20 legislative session proposals, The State newspaper examined 10 possible [...]
In 2019 Forecast, USC Research Economists Warn Tariffs Can Block Growth Rising interest rates and tariffs threaten an “economic tug-of-war” for a South Carolina economy [...]
Time Will Tell if New Tax Law Affects ‘Giving Tuesday’ for SC Nonprofits As charitable contribution totals are counted from 2018’s Giving Tuesday, the period following Black Friday marked [...]
State Downgrades Hurricane Florence Damage Estimate Nearly in Half After on-the-ground damage reports became available from local, state and federal officials, Gov. Henry McMaster informed South Carolina’s congressional members [...]
Conway Set for $500,000 More from FEMA in Flood Buyout Program FEMA has earmarked an additional $500,000 for a flood buyout program in Conway, an increase on the $11.13 [...]
Strong Economy Boosts Gov. McMaster to Election Win and Full Term South Carolina voters rewarded Republican Gov. Henry McMaster with his first full term for the office in Tuesday’s [...]
DOR Director Powell: ‘Large Internet Retailer’ Must Obey SC’s Online Sales Tax Law Hartley Powell, Director of the SC Department of Revenue, recently told a state Senate committee that [...]
Charleston Airport will Offer Nonstop Flights to London in 2019 British Airways will offer nonstop service from Charleston International Airport to London’s Heathrow Airport from early April through late [...]
