SC senator says taxpayers shouldn t fund officials state plane use, cites abuse Andrew Caplan, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Mar. 5 WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. A South Carolina lawmaker is introducing legislation to sell two state airplanes meant for officials travel to and from official business.
Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, made the announcement Friday at the S.C. Aeronautics Commission in West Columbia following exclusive reporting by The State and Island Packet. The story appeared online on Thursday and will appear in the print edition in coming days.
After that same reporting, Gov. Henry McMaster directed the state s Department of Administration to conduct an up-to-date analysis on the cost and benefits of maintaining or selling aircraft owned by state agencies and institutions of higher education, McMaster s spokesman Brian Symmes said Friday.