S.C. House votes to reduce Comptroller's salary to
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - The South Carolina House of Representatives approved an amendment to reduce the Comptroller General's salary to $1. It was ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - The South Carolina House of Representatives approved an amendment to reduce the Comptroller General's salary to $1. It was a rare 'tri-partisan' majority vote, Democrats, Republicans and members of the 'Freedom Caucus,' with 104 votes for and only seven against cutting Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's salary by over $150,000. In February, Eckstrom announced his office double counted cash sent to colleges and universities for a decade. The error resulted in a $3.5 billion overstatement of the state's cash balances in annual comprehensive financial reports.