SC lawmakers fail to reach deal on using tourism-related taxes to fund flooding projects

The Post and Courier: With sea levels rising, state lawmakers in South Carolina are seeking to use tourism-related taxes to help pay for projects that could reduce the number of flooded streets and damaged homes in Charleston and other coastal communities.

Sens. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, and Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston, along with other state lawmakers, came up short of passing a bill to do just that in the final days of this year's legislative session. Supporters of that proposal, however, vowed to push the legislation again next year.

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