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If you think state lawmakers are being mindful of their time on the taxpayers’ dime,…
Month: March 2013
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(Editor’s Note: The General Assembly unanimously voted Wednesday, May 15, to appoint Dr. G. Murrell…
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The S.C. House took an unusual step during recent debate on next fiscal year’s state…
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For politicians, the difference between state and federal income-disclosure forms is like comparing routine teeth…
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The Office of State Budget has concluded an amended Senate bill that would shorten legislative…
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The Nerve received a first-place South Carolina Press Association award at the organization’s annual awards meeting…
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A state House bill that would prevent the mentally ill from purchasing or possessing guns…
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Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Nerve Citizen Reporter Katrina Fay of Hickory…
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Some grassroots activists in South Carolina are angry that the attitude of “doing-something-is-better-than nothing” has…
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That O.L Thompson and Bobby Harrell are political allies is a no-brainer. The former is…
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Two bills in the S.C. General Assembly would make it easier for “clean”-energy producers to…
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A second hearing is set for Wednesday on a state House bill that would fine,…
Last year’s announcement by national discount clothes and household retailer Ross Stores Inc. to bring…
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A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that critics contend restricts religious liberty at public colleges…
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The S.C. Department of Commerce has slipped in a $6 million business-incubator program to the…
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After a daylong budget debate Tuesday on a state House Democratic amendment to expand Medicaid…
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Large distribution centers would be eligible for millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bonds under a…
What S.C. House members likely won’t be talking about today as they begin debate on…
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South Carolina stands alone when it comes to income disclosure by public officials. “S.C. is…
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The case of a woman charged with attempting to shoot an official at a Charleston…
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A new government-restructuring bill in the S.C. House Representatives would move state-purchasing control to the…
Spartanburg Methodist College freshman Stephen Long knew he’d have to take a lot of tests…
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Despite all the talk in the Legislature about giving the governor more control over the…
As the S.C. House of Representatives begins debate on the 2013-14 budget in about 10…