$13B budget projected for South Carolina

A wire service photograph depicts Oconee’s state senator, Senate President Thomas Alexander, with a dour face as he and other top state leaders emerge from a budget conference committee meeting this week in Columbia.  Last week, while home, 101.7/WGOG NEWS asked Alexander to project how much it’ll take to operate a new year of state government starting July 1.  His answer:  “Around $13 billion dollars.”