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Representatives from cities and towns across South Carolina gathered in Greenville from July 18 through 20 at the Municipal Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting to dive into topics as diverse as cultivating new generations of city leadership and managing the growing technological presence of...
Next week, municipal officials from all across South Carolina will come together in Greenville for the Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting , which will take a look at everything from economic development opportunities to the ways that local governments can get involved in mental health...
Act 71, passed by the General Assembly in 2023, allows cities and towns that have less than $500,000 in total recurring revenues the option of providing a compilation of financial statements, rather than a full audit, to the SC Office of the State Treasurer, but this new law comes with its...
The General Assembly’s passage of the Business License Tax Standardization Act, or Act 176, in 2020 has led to an ongoing effort for cities and towns to standardize their business licensing practices to the state requirements. With the technical aspects of business licensing now a greater...
By Jonathan Irick, Staff Associate, Main Street South Carolina The Main Street NOW 2024 conference that recently took place in Birmingham, Alabama, brought together downtown revitalization advocates from around the nation, including numerous representatives from South Carolina, where they...