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If you’re an elected official in South Carolina, it’s reasonably likely that you’ve come across…
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The governing board of the S.C. Department of Transportation could ignore its state-mandated priority list…
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Imagine going to a bank and asking for a $120 million loan but refusing to…
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S.C. Rep. Bill Chumley will finally get his day in court before the House Ethics…
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Here in South Carolina, we’ve created a monster. It’s called government-driven economic development. The ugly…
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The S.C. House Ethics Committee today will not consider the ethics case involving Rep. Bill…
South Carolina’s choo-choo chief has been seeing a lot more cha-ching in his paychecks in…
In January, S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and his spokesman, Greg Foster, took a state…
The Taxpayer-Funded Road to Nowhere By Ashley Landess One of my friends recently said about…
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Christmas came a little early Tuesday for some S.C. Department of Commerce employees. The five-member…
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The state Department of Education is seeking repayment of $52,046 awarded to the South Carolina…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Rep. Sandifer and the ‘funeral cartel’ Although he’s a funeral home director…
Double Standards for the Big Boys By Ashley Landess What do former Lieutenant Governor Ken…
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S.C. Rep. Stephen Goldfinch says he doesn’t believe he’ll face any disciplinary action from his…
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Update: 11/3/14 – State Ethics Commission Director Herb Hayden violated the S.C. Freedom of Information…
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From the Editor: The Nerve office will be closed today and tomorrow in observance of…
As state lawmakers plan to continue debate next year whether to relinquish their self-policing powers,…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The search committee for Clemson University’s next president kept the public from…
In November 2010, Dillon County voters overwhelmingly approved a proposal to have their county board…
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For the past 20 years, former state lawmaker Arnold Goodstein has been the attorney for…
Window-Dressing Ethics Reform By Ashley Landess Watching the gaggle of South Carolina politicians perform like…
The S.C. Department of Transportation is expected to, according to state law, focus on the…
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Voting rights did not come easily or quickly to women or to African Americans in …
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As South Carolina struggles to recover from the Great Recession, state agencies in recent years…
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“The selection of a president is the single most important responsibility of the board.” So…
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To University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, his offer to the S.C. General Assembly…
The September 2009 announcement that the Softee Supreme Diaper Corporation would locate a $6 million…
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If you didn’t know that the state of South Carolina owns and operates three railroads,…
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The Power-Trip Parade By Ashley Landess James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that “The…
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As a state legislative panel this morning considers a stalled bill that seeks to “nullify”…
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Journalists and commentators at the country’s major metropolitan news organizations are forever trying to figure…