In South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster announced line item vetoes for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 state budget on June 4, with only 11 vetoes issued. The final budget includes many of the governor's priorities such as an income tax cut, funding for school resource officers, teacher and law enforcement pay raises, and a college tuition freeze[1].The budget also allocates $200 million for bridge repair and replacement, continuing infrastructure improvements to accommodate South Carolina's growing population[1]. This investment builds on hundreds of millions appropriated in previous years for road and bridge repair, interstate widening, and interchange construction across the state.In political news, Democrat Keishan Scott won a special election for State House District 50 on June 3, defeating Republican William Oden by a 41% margin. At 24 years old, Scott becomes the youngest person elected to the Legislature since 2016[4]. The victory represents a significant shift from the 2024 presidential election results in the district, where Donald Trump narrowly lost to Kamala Harris.South Carolina's hurricane preparedness efforts are underway as hurricane season officially began on June 1. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and Department of Transportation conducted a full-scale hurricane evacuation exercise on June 4 to test lane reversal plans for all major coastal areas[5]. The exercise, which ran from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., involved testing evacuation routes on Interstate 26, U.S. 21, U.S. 278, U.S. 501, and S.C. 544, though no actual lane reversals were implemented during the drill.Multiple state agencies participated in the hurricane evacuation exercise, including the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, State Law Enforcement Division, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Forestry Commission, Civil Air Patrol, and the Army National Guard[5].Looking Ahead: New Jersey's primary elections on June 10 will be closely watched as one of only two states (along with Virginia) holding gubernatorial and legislative elections in 2025[4]. In South Carolina, residents should remain vigilant as hurricane season continues through November 30, with emergency management officials encouraging preparation and awareness of evacuation routes.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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