Report: $43 mil in earmarked spending poorly tracked

Report: $43 mil in earmarked spending poorly tracked
December 19, 2020 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators handed out $43 million for local projects over the last two years, but most of the organizations receiving that money never showed how they spent the funds, according to the state inspector general.
The Post and Courier reports that the inspector general’s review included 16 state agencies that said they got money for hidden earmarks that they would send onto designated organizations. Those agencies never requested that money but received it due to legislators’ wishes.
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The earmarks last year included $100,000 to a private family counselor in Charleston, $100,000 to Darlington Raceway and $2 million to expand a tennis center in Sumter.

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