Government

Community Development Block Grant funding will help finance public improvement projects in 21 S.C. communities. The federal funding is awarded in the fall and spring of each year. … Read More

If the S.C. Public Service Commission approves the Blue Granite Water Co.'s rate increase request, customers’ water rates will go up 45% and sewer rates will increase by 56%, the department says. … Read More

A change in the state law now requires registration and property taxes be paid on boats annually, just like motor vehicles. Previously, taxes were paid every three years. … Read More

Since Nov. 1, 2018, the S.C. Department of Revenue has collected nearly $64 million in state sales taxes from out-of-state retailers who sell their products to state residents. The money will be distributed among state programs. … Read More

The utility’s 2018 acquisition of SCANA prevented it from presenting a case for a rate increase until 2020. Dominion’s CEO said the company is under-earning in South Carolina. … Read More