The South Carolina Policy Council was established in 1986 as an independent, private, non-partisan research organization with a mission to promote the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty and responsibility in South Carolina.
The good news first: South Carolina’s recurring General Funds budget is under the South Carolina Responsible Budget benchmark this year. Using the latest fi...
Update 4/29/26: S.831, a bill previously resembling H.5071, has passed the House in which many of SCPC's recommendations were adopted. Click here for the upd...
Update: 5/6/26: The House concurred with H.5073 Senate Amendments and sent the bill to the governor's desk for signage. Update 4/29/26: H.5073 has passed sec...
As the great Benjamin Franklin once said, “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In South Carolina, there might as well be another – gov...