By Jeffrey CollinsThe Associated PressROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators have not been getting paid for months since a state senator sued over the first raise in the General Assembly’s compensation in three decades. Republican state Sen. Wes Climer sued the state in June, saying the South Carolina constitution bans legislators from immediately increasing their pay. Pay for South Carolina lawmakers is low compared to other statesSouth Carolina already has some of the lowest compensated legislators in the country. Before the state Supreme Court stepped in, about 40 legislators in South Carolina refused to take the raise. “I firmly believe that if compensation is raised, South Carolina will get better candidates running for office because they can now afford to bring their everyday South Carolina experience and issues that they see and face,” Grant said.