SC legislators hope to borrow 100s of millions to fix state-owned buildings, colleges - MAAYAN SCHECHTER, the State

A bipartisan group of S.C. lawmakers say they plan to push to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for years of delayed maintenance at many state-owned buildings and at the state’s colleges. The stage was set for borrowing — last done by the state almost 20 years ago — when legislative budget writers pulled $20 million for college renovations from the state budget that took effect July 1. Why pull the money from the budget? Because legislators knew they planned to borrow it — and more — when they return to Columbia on Jan. 1. https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article214051574.html