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At last week’s S.C. Budget and Control Board meeting, Gov. Nikki Haley seemed pleased with…
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When people who hold vastly different political views come together on the same side of…
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While South Carolina elected officials were busy this past session indebting South Carolina taxpayers an…
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THE CONSTITUTION? MEH. Despite flaws in the state Constitution, some provisions are both right and…
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That headline, if true, would mean taxpayers would be taking back the $68 million in…
While many South Carolina families are still struggling to climb out of financial holes created…
Nearly 1,700 administrators, professors and coaches at the University of South Carolina, Clemson University and…
In April 2010, Thomas Petters of Minnesota was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison…
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At a Fairfield County Council meeting last month, citizens questioned why details about a major…
Legal Corruption and Your Transportation Money By Ashley Landess A year ago, I stood with…
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On its website, the S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs says its regional centers…
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South Carolina lawmakers have an interesting way of dealing with laws they don’t feel like…
Two summers ago, the S.C Department of Transportation was so short on cash that it…
A senior vice president and a high-level trade manager at the S.C. Ports Authority are…
A day after The Nerve revealed details of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of…
Breaking the Federal Ties That Bind S.C. By Ashley Landess South Carolina politicians have a…
The last known time Craig Stoxen used his room entry card at the Clarion Inn…
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Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Kim Murphy, a former Lexington-Richland School District…
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When Stephanie Trevitz returns to work today at Caughman Road Elementary School in Richland County…
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A state legislative committee Thursday approved – for the second time in as many months…
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Off to the Ribbon-Cutting Races By Ashley Landess S.C. politicians have created a whole new…
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In 2003, the College of Charleston announced the creation of a $100,000 endowed scholarship in…
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Johnnelle Raines was a first-grade teacher for 29 years, and for most of her life…
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If you want to know how bad South Carolina’s roads are, you could just get…
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Since 2008, 42 current and former state senators, as well as Senate candidates, collectively have…
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Politicos Declare Virtual War on Transparency Advocates By Ashley Landess You’ve probably noticed some elected…
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A day after The Nerve revealed that two appointees of Gov. Nikki Haley to the…
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By BARTON SWAIM ‘It gets ugly real quick’ Talbert Black isn’t one of Columbia’s innumerable…
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Socialists in Capitalists’ Clothing By Ashley Landess Perhaps the most dangerous thing a nation can…
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Two of Gov. Nikki Haley’s appointees earlier this year to the State Ethics Commission, which…
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Editor’s Note: The following story is the second in a two-part series on development issues…
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Editor’s Note: Today’s story is the first in a two-part series on development issues in…
S.C. General Assembly: The Palmetto State’s Most Exclusive Club By Ashley Landess Say what you…
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In April this year, the South Carolina Policy Council undertook an experiment. The experiment was…
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In the popular comedy movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, NASCAR racing teammate…