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Legislative Committees Begins Work on SC Pension Shortfalls and Tax Code Revisions

Sen. Kevin Bryant, chairing the Joint Committee on Pension Systems Review, Aug 30, 2016.
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  South Carolina's outdated tax code and state pension fund are being scrutinized by state lawmakers ahead of next year's session of the S.C. General Assembly .

Two legislative committees are at work on the two fiscal issues which have been looming over the legislature for years.

Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.