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McMaster proposes $500M for rainy day fund in new budget

by Michelle Liu
| January 8, 2021 11:03 AM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As other states trim expenses and borrow money amid the economic fallout prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is already looking to shore up the state's rainy day fund with $500 million for a future crisis.

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