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By ERIC WARD The S.C. House last week danced a conspicuous ethics two-step, in what…
Year: 2012
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Plans by the University of South Carolina to move forward on a $26.8 million “upfit”…
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A Sullivan’s Island citizens group plans to continue pushing for a public vote on a…
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Fully 70 percent of the chairmen of key S.C. legislative committees have agreed to record…
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The S.C. House passed a counter-proposal Wednesday to a Senate plan for restructuring state government,…
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More than 600 positions on state boards, commissions and advisory committees have expired –…
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Many state agencies and entities such as public-private partnerships work relentlessly to increase their economic…
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The S.C. Forestry Commission is supporting a bill to put its director on an obscure…
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Dreaming of making the Atlantic brief squid the official state cephalopod? How about poison ivy…
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One of the state’s most powerful lawmakers has authored a bill that would put himself…
When it comes to spending by the S.C. General Assembly, old habits die hard. For…
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Imagine being an investment broker without the information necessary to keep clients apprised of how…
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A sizeable number of Hilton Head Island residents oppose the potential establishment of a gambling…
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Say one thing for the Boeing Co.: The aerospace giant understands how to play the…
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Politics threatens to overshadow policy in a debate about restructuring state government, a brand of…
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Nearly 2.5 years ago, the S.C. General Assembly – with no prior public discussion and…
A state law that allows utilities to charge their customers years in advance for the…
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While it might be difficult for many to believe, let alone understand, the government of…
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With huge court case backlogs statewide, the legal community in South Carolina in recent years…
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Another high-ranking S.C. Research Authority executive is leaving the state agency. Rick Self, president of…
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The S.C. Research Authority, a state-created and state-controlled technology and real estate company, left out…
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If Gov. Nikki Haley has one signature issue, it’s job creation. At one point last…
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The Preservation Society of Charleston fired off another round last week in its battle with…
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At face value it sounds like it might be a good idea to a lot…
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Francis Marion University might appear to be straying a bit afield with its new research…
Jennifer “Katie” Elledge can’t speak and has no use of her hands and feet. She…
State regulations are designed to protect South Carolina’s parks and lakes while allowing visitors to…
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The Charleston County Council has been dogged for years by the issue of remuneration for…
The city of Columbia doesn’t so much have a reputation for being anti-business as it…
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New examples of investment capital available to startup South Carolina companies call into question an…
By RICK BRUNDRETT If you wind up in court in South Carolina, chances are…
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Imagine you run a business. You’re not very good at things mechanical or electrical, but…
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South Carolina receiving an “F” in a recently released good-government study suggests state government needs…
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The former chairman of the S.C. Research Authority said he’s not surprised by high turnover…
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If S.C. Rep. Seth Whipper has his way, the 124-member House would start meeting every…