Senator sues over his own raise, arguing it violates SC constitution
COLUMBIA — A state senator is asking the state’s highest court to halt a $2,500-monthly raise that legislators voted for themselves. Sen. Wes Climer, a Rock Hill Republican, filed the request Monday. He and his attorney, former Sen. Dick Harpootlian, a Columbia Democrat, contend the $18,000 annual raise approved as part of the state budget violates the […]