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As we all know, South Carolina has been rocked by budget shortfalls in the last couple years but The Post and Courier has penned a piece that says our state is also ailing from a systemic state of flatness where state spending has been ill timed and failed to keep up with population growth and inflation.

It's an interesting read about the challenges that lie in wait for our next governor and General Assembly; take a read here.

• Keep up with stories on this topic on our state budget page.