S.C. new budget cuts income taxes and raises teacher pay [Video]

MAYA, THANK YOU. IN A SPECIAL SESSION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE PASSED ITS 13 BILLION PLUS DOLLAR BUDGET YESTERDAY. IT CUT STATE INCOME TAXES. IT RAISES PAY FOR TEACHERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT PRIORITIZES ROADS AND BRIDGE REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION AND FREEZES TUITION AT STATE UNIVERSITIES. STATE SENATOR JOSH KIMBALL OF SPARTANBURG TELLS WYFF NEWS FOUR. THIS BUDGET PROVES SOUTH CAROLINA IS A FISCALLY SOUND STATE. WE DID A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT $2 BILLION TAX CUT BACK IN 2022, AND THAT PHASED IN OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS. WE ACCELERATED THAT IN THE SENATE BUDGET THAT WAS ULTIMATELY ADOPTED THAT PROVISION TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FINAL BUDGET PRODUCT MAKES THOSE INCOME TAX REDUCTIONS, UH, HAPPEN A LOT FASTER. SO YOUR TAX RATE GOES DOWN YET AGAIN THIS YEAR. ANYTHING IN THERE THAT LOOKS LIKE PORK TO YOU OR TOO MANY PETS? WE CHANGE ONE OF THE RULES OF THE …