Governor Nikki Haley Vetoes Funding for South Carolina Arts Commission
Submitted by Abigail on July 9, 2012
Reporting for the Charleston Regional Business Journal, James T. Hammond writes:
Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday vetoed 81 line items in the General Assembly fiscal year 2012-2013 budget, including all funding for two state agencies: the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Sea Grant Consortium...the S.C. Arts Commission will be closed pending Legislative action, accordig to the organization's website...In order to overturn Haley's vetoes, the House and the Senate must each vote by a two-thirds majority to keep the General Assembly's version of the vetoed line item.