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The American Rescue Plan provided $65.1 billion to municipal governments nationally — and more than $626 million to municipalities in South Carolina — to respond to emergencies coming from the COVID-19 pandemic, offset revenue losses that came out of it, improve economic recovery efforts...
The Municipal Association’s Hometown Legislative Action Day brought together municipal officials from across the state on February 1 in Columbia, and shone a spotlight on the importance of civility in local government as well as the value of municipalities maintaining relationships with...
The Municipal Association’s 2023 Hometown Legislative Action Day will take place on February 7, at the Marriott Columbia, bringing a focus to the issues that matter to cities and towns across South Carolina, and strengthening relationships between state legislators and municipal...
The Municipal Association’s Hometown Legislative Action Day is returning Tuesday, February 7, in Columbia, giving municipal officials a time to learn about critical current issues ranging from short-term rentals to law enforcement policies, among others. Details on the meeting are...
Each fall, the Municipal Association of SC asks every city and town to review, update and verify its listed information using the Municipal Information Dashboard, which feeds information to the Association’s Municipal Directory. This year, the deadline for doing so is Monday, November 21...