A state economic development agency created by lawmakers more than two years ago but not…
Year: 2012
In 2008, S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell took at least nine weekly round trips with…
The state Joint Bond Review Committee on Wednesday approved building and other development proposals by…
When electric bus maker Proterra announced in March that it was slashing the scope of…
A panel of the S.C. Education Oversight Committee on Monday heard funding proposals from 11…
Five state agencies, including three colleges and universities, would see their general fund budgets more…
People usually vote for politicians who share their views, hoping to see the changes that…
Over the past year, Gov. Nikki Haley, state lawmakers, Clemson University officials and others collectively…
If state funding of South Carolina’s colleges and universities were solely based on the schools’…
The Capital City’s highest-ranking employees collectively are making top dollar compared to their counterparts in…
Two state lawmakers say they plan to re-introduce bills next year that would create regional…
Charleston County won’t have to repay $11.6 million to the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank if…
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson might be willing to investigate the use of campaign funds…
More than a third of 81 state agency heads, including college and university presidents, would…
John Crangle didn’t have to wait long to get an answer from the S.C. Attorney…
Editor’s Note: In June, Nerve Citizen Reporter Tom Hatfield of Hilton Head helped launch a…
Running for public office or being a lobbyist can cost you big time – especially…
The state entity managing the assets of South Carolina’s public retirement system wants to grow…
A University of South Carolina administrator who lobbies on behalf of the school also has…
If you ask the S.C. Department of Commerce for a copy of an incentives agreement…
The number of articles on The Nerve exposing the sophistry of economic development initiatives and…
Editor’s Note: In June, Nerve Citizen Reporter Tom Hatfield of Hilton Head helped launch a…
The South Carolina Transportation Commission threw up a huge road block Wednesday in front of…
It seems that state government salaries grow faster than some athletes on steroids. About a…
For Richland School District 2 administrators, July might be their favorite month of the year….
S.C. House member Eric Bikas seemed surprised when informed Friday by The Nerve that state…
In February, Gov. Nikki Haley again drew a line in the sand. “Since the beginning…
A nonprofit group formed between state-owned Santee Cooper and 20 electric cooperatives served by the…
While students are getting their higher education, they might want to watch what they say…
More than $93 million in state tax dollars has been appropriated since fiscal 2007 for full-day,…
South Carolina is only one of two states in which its legislative leaders control the…
For the past three days, the State House in Columbia appeared to be in session…
Editor’s Note: In June, Nerve Citizen Reporter Tom Hatfield of Hilton Head helped launch a…
Want a high-paying career – at taxpayer expense – in South Carolina? Try higher education….
The 2012 session of the General Assembly, already one of the lengthiest in the nation,…