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Lincoln Townsend, a kindergarten student from New Prospect Elementary School in Anderson, gets a breakfast and lunch from her school bus in Anderson, S.C., Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020. Anderson County School District 5 Culinary Services, with help from Principal Brian Williams and other staff helped deliver. (Ken Ruinard/The Independent-Mail via AP)

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SC Senate OKs $45M to fight virus; debates emergency plan
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.