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The Municipal Association of South Carolina has awarded the 2025 IMPACT Fund grants — supported by VC3, the Association’s strategic partner for technology services — to 10 cities and towns for the 2025 grant cycle. The fund’s name is an acronym for “Innovative Municipal Projects for...
South Carolina Code Section 5-7-270 provides that when city or town councils are adopting ordinances, “[n]o ordinance shall have the force of law until it shall have been read two times on two separate days with at least six days between each reading.” This requirement exists to ensure...
by Erica Wright, Legislative and Public Policy Advocate, Municipal Association of SC With the federal government now shut down, cities and towns across South Carolina are assessing how this pause may affect local programs and operations. A government shutdown happens when Congress fails to...
Annexation is often among the most talked-about issues that a municipality can face. It can be a complex issue as well, affecting a city government’s finances, infrastructure development and emergency services planning, among other impacts. To help explain how annexation works under state...
The Municipal Association’s advocacy team is going on the road this fall with Regional Advocacy Meetings to bring municipal officials and legislative delegations together to educate state lawmakers on key pieces of proposed legislation, as well as building relationships and finding...