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2022 SC House Primary Elections

The filing period for the June primaries and November elections closed on Wednesday, March 30 at noon. SCFOR has compiled a list of the primary elections in the House, which is linked below. We will provide more detailed coverage, including general elections at a later date.

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2020 Statewide Races

SCFOR has compiled the following data from the unofficial election results from the SC Election Commission for use in tracking the contested 2020 Statehouse races.

SCFOR followed 59 races in the SC House and 31 in the SC Senate. Use our interactive chart below to view these races. Simply click the appropriate tab and scroll to view.  You may also use the search bar to search by name. Learn more about some of these races and the new faces that will be joining the legislature in 2021 here. 

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Putting Your Money to Work

South Carolina is working to improve pavements, replace bridges, and implement safety features on roads in EVERY county in South Carolina. None of these projects would be possible without South Carolina’s 2017 investment to address long-overdue maintenance and repairs to existing roads and bridges. 

We can all agree there is a lot of work that needs to be done across the state, but the good news is progress is being made. Unfortunately, there is no quick fix when it comes to addressing decades of underfunding and the subsequent deterioration of our infrastructure. 

Take a look at just a few of the projects going on across the state.  You can learn more about projects going on in your area by visiting the SCDOT’s interactive map, which shows all of the work going on across the state. Click here to view. 

 

 

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2020 Pavement Program PART 2

Click here to view projects by County.

Due to file size, this link is not mobile friendly and should be opened from a laptop or desktop computer.  If you have any issues opening this file, please contact Jennifer Patterson via email at Jennifer@scfor.org

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Newsletter Archive

September 20: SCDOT Commission Coverage
September 13:  Week in Review
August 21: STIB Meeting Coverage
August 9: SCDOT Commission Coverage & STIB Evaluation Committee
August 2:  Week in Review
July 19: SCDOT Commission & ARTBA Workshop Coverage
July 5: Week in Review
June 21: SCDOT Commission Coverage
June 6:  Legislative Update
May 31:  Week In Review
May 24: Legislative Update
May 17: SCDOT Commission Coverage & Legislative Update
May 10: Legislative Update
May 3: Legislative Update
April 26: Legislative Update
April 19: SCDOT Commission Coverage & Legislative Update
April 12: Legislative Update
April 5: Legislative Update
March 29: Legislative Update
March 22: Legislative Update
March 15: Legislative Update
March 8: Legislative Update
March 1: Legislative Update
February 22: SCDOT Commission Coverage & Legislative Update
February 15: Legislative Update
February 8: State of the SCDOT
February 1:  Legislative Update
January 25: Legislative Update & STIB Evaluation Committee Coverage
January 18: SCDOT Commission Coverage
January 11: Legislative Update & STIB Coverage

2018

December 31:  Year in Review
December 20:  Legislative Update
December 14: Legislative Update
December 7: SCDOT Commission Coverage
December 6: Legislative Update
November 30: Week in Review
November 20:  Week In Review
November 7:  Election Results
November 1:  Election Preview & Annual Meeting Recap
October 19: SCDOT Commission Coverage
October 5: Legislative Update
October 2:  State Infrastructure Bank Coverage
September 29:  SCDOT Commission Coverage
September 28:  Legislative Update
September 14: Week In Review
August 31: Week In Review
August 17: Legislative Update & Headlines
August 10:  Legislative Update & Headlines
August 3: Week In Review
July 27:  SCDOT Commission Coverage
July 25:  ARTBA TIAC Meeting
July 12:  Legislative Update & Headlines
June 27:  Election Results & STIB Meeting Coverage
June 22:  SCDOT Commission Coverage
June 13:Primary Election Results
June 7: Primary Election Update
June 1: Legislative Update
May 25: Legislative Update
May 18: SCDOT Commission Coverage
May 11: Sine Die
May 4: Legislative Update
April 27: Legislative Update
April 20: SCDOT Commission Coverage & Legislative Update
April 13: Legislative Update
April 6: Legislative Update
March 30: Legislative Update
March 23: Legislative Update
March 16: Legislative Update & SCDOT Commission Coverage
March 9: Legislative Update
March 2: Legislative Update
Feb. 23: Legislative Update
Feb. 16: Legislative Update & SCDOT Commission Coverage
Feb. 8: Legislative Update
Feb. 2: Legislative Update
Jan.25: Legislative Update
Jan. 19: Legislative Update & SCDOT Commission Coverage
Jan. 12: Legislative Update
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Motor Fuel User Fee Increase

The motor fuel user fee (aka “the gas tax”) has been, and continues to be, the predominant source of state funding for our roads and bridges. Prior to Act 40 of 2017, the motor fuel user fee was among the lowest in the nation and had not been adjusted since 1987.

Act 40 increased the fee by 12 cents per gallon, which is phased-in by 2 cents annually over a 6-year period.  Currently, drivers who fill up in South Carolina are paying 18.75 cents per gallon. (This rate will increase to 20.75 cents per gallon on July 1, 2018 and will continue to increase annually by two cents until it reaches 28.75 cents in 2022.)

For comparison, here’s how much you’d be paying in state fees on fuel in our sister states:

All of the money from the increase in the motor fuel user fee goes directly to the infrastructure maintenance trust fund, which “must be used exclusively for the repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the existing transportation system.”

This fund serves as a lockbox to ensure the revenues are used solely on improvements to the existing system. 

South Carolina taxpayers are eligible for an income tax credit to offset the increase in the motor fuel user fee. The SC Department of Revenue’s website offers more information on eligibility and how to claim this tax credit.

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Motor Fuel User Fee

The motor fuel user fee (aka “the gas tax”) has been, and continues to be, the predominant source of state funding for our roads and bridges. Prior to Act 40 of 2017, the motor fuel user fee was among the lowest in the nation and had not been adjusted since 1987.

Act 40 increased the fee by 12 cents per gallon, which is phased-in by 2 cents annually over a 6-year period.  Currently, drivers who fill up in South Carolina are paying 18.75 cents per gallon. (This rate will increase to 20.75 cents per gallon on July 1, 2018 and will continue to increase annually by two cents until it reaches 28.75 cents in 2022.)

For comparison, here’s how much you’d be paying in state fees on fuel in our sister states – which ironically enough, have better roads than us.

All of the money from the increase in the motor fuel user fee goes directly to the infrastructure maintenance trust fund, which “must be used exclusively for the repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the existing transportation system.”

This fund serves as a lockbox to ensure the revenues are used solely on improvements to the existing system. 

South Carolina taxpayers are eligible for an income tax credit to offset the increase in the motor fuel user fee. The SC Department of Revenue’s website offers more information on eligibility and how to claim this tax credit.

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