The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee meets to discuss an emergency $45 million request from state health officials to fight coronavirus on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Senators, staff, state Department of Health and Environmental officials and media were the only people in the meeting room. (AP Photo / Jeffrey Collins)
March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020 2:55 p.m.
SC Senate OKs $45M to fight virus; debates emergency plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators are set to approve $45 million in emergency funding to fight the new coronavirus and will debate whether to go ahead and pass a plan to keep government operating if they can't meet enough to approve a budget.