SC senators make moves to reinstate monthly allowance, but not a pay raise

SC senators make moves to reinstate monthly allowance, but not a pay raise

Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, talks about a legislative pay raise among other priorities during a pre-session discussion with reporters at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — After an attempt at a raise backfired last year, a panel of senators advanced a bill Tuesday that would give legislators back their longstanding $1,000 monthly expense allowance…