It has been well documented that South Carolina is the only state in the nation…
Month: June 2012
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Over Gov. Nikki Haley’s objection, S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal now has the…
If the S.C. House Ethics Committee finds Gov. Nikki Haley guilty of allegations that she…
The General Assembly is putting South Carolina taxpayers on the line for another $77 million…
A bill that would have strengthened South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act died earlier this…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT When state economic development officials in October agreed to offer a $31…
South Carolinians probably are accustomed to hearing talk of a government shutdown in Washington, D.C….
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South Carolina is one of only seven states whose ethics oversight bodies cannot investigate and…
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A zoning case in Oconee County offers evidence of what can happen when the interests…
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South Carolina legislators, whose power dominates the three branches of state government, once again have…
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The chairmen of the S.C. House and Senate Ethics committees said Wednesday they are open…
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A bill that would have offered seventh-grade students the human papillomavirus vaccine on a voluntary…
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South Carolina lawmakers are poised for the first time to funnel $2 million in state…
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A new Nerve initiative in which Citizen Reporters monitor and report on their legislative delegations…
The S.C. House Ethics Committee is scheduled to begin hearing public testimony on June 28…
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When the S.C. General Assembly passes a budget each year, just like when families plan…
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Government entities rarely look the budget gift horse in the mouth, but if the S.C….
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Supporters of special-interest tax breaks for wealthy “angel” investors in South Carolina will have to…
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While Gov. Nikki Haley says she wants her administration to be the most transparent in…
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The S.C. General Assembly once again is tinkering with half-measures to address publicly funded lobbying,…
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The S. C. Education Oversight Committee heard Monday from representatives of two high schools on…
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Two years after more than a dozen state senators requested a review of the state’s…
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By now everyone is aware that dozens of candidates, both Democrat and Republican, were denied…
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When the clock struck 5 last Thursday afternoon – the official end of the regular…
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Open-government advocates expressed disappointment Thursday as a bill that would have strengthened South Carolina’s notoriously…
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The S.C. Department of Commerce is continuing its longstanding practice of paying for promotional services…
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Two bills that supporters expect will bring big changes to South Carolina’s family court system…
Three years ago, then-Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell – one of the most powerful…
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A conference committee appointed to continue restructuring the S. C. Restructuring Act reconvened Monday in…
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With just days remaining in the General Assembly’s regular session, time is short if a…