The South Carolina House of Representatives spent much of Wednesday undoing what Governor Nikki Haley spent much of Tuesday doing.
Tuesday, the Republican governor vetoed 34 items in the $6 billion spending plan that's set to take effect Friday, creating $105 million in dents to the budgets of several state agencies and initiatives.
Haley vetoed $56 million in per-student spending in public schools, arguing that legislators shouldn't use an unexpected increase in state spending for schools.
Wednesday, the GOP-ruled House overrode that veto.
Haley vetoed a measure that draws millions of dollars from a rainy day account to train Boeing workers, repair college buildings and buy equipment to fight wildfires.
Wednesday, the House overrode that veto.
Haley vetoed state cash for the first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary, set to take place in the Palmetto State in 2012. She argued that state political parties need to raise money for the balloting.
The House overrode that veto.
The first-term governor vetoed three measures that slashed funding to South Carolina ETV, the state's public television station. Haley stressed that the agency should raise private money instead of using taxpayer cash.
The House also overrode that veto.
And if the margin of defeat is a sign of how unpopular the Governor's vetoes were, then it might be safe to say that the lawmakers in the House were far from fond of Haley's nixes. House votes looked like this: 112-1, 102-6, 100-7 and 97-8.
But, before it's a complete defeat for Haley, her vetoes must first head to the Senate where a two-thirds vote to override is also needed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
