Public officials would no longer face criminal penalties for many state ethics violations under an…
Year: 2013
A state House panel Thursday approved an amended government-restructuring bill, though one lawmaker contended it…
The Medical University of South Carolina and College of Charleston together would receive $4 million…
An ethics-reform bill that had been a mystery until a House Judiciary subcommittee meeting Tuesday…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Millions in state contracts, virtually none of it disclosed The state…
Reform debates in South Carolina often follow a pattern – they start with a fire…
Clemson University wants an additional $3 million in state funds for a new energy research…
Ethics-reform bills that would force S.C. lawmakers to change their behavior remain stuck in committees…
Without much deliberation or debate, a House Ways and Means subcommittee on Wednesday approved sending…
The S.C. House Judiciary Committee voted 14-9 along party lines Tuesday to send an amended…
Update: The House Judiciary Committee approved H. 3602, which targets “professional” shoplifters, on Tuesday. South…
Apparently, it takes a village to graduate University of South Carolina students “on time.” The…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In the blink of an eye Thursday on a conference call…
Give S.C. Rep. Robert Williams an “A” for persistence. But if the Darlington Democrat’s track…
Clemson University would gain sweeping powers to buy property – with less oversight – under…
When it comes to transparency of taxpayer-backed incentives for business projects, the Palmetto State received…
S.C. Educational Television President and CEO Linda O’Bryon didn’t mince words when she appeared recently…
If you think state lawmakers are being mindful of their time on the taxpayers’ dime,…
(Editor’s Note: The General Assembly unanimously voted Wednesday, May 15, to appoint Dr. G. Murrell…
The S.C. House took an unusual step during recent debate on next fiscal year’s state…
For politicians, the difference between state and federal income-disclosure forms is like comparing routine teeth…
The Office of State Budget has concluded an amended Senate bill that would shorten legislative…
The Nerve received a first-place South Carolina Press Association award at the organization’s annual awards meeting…
A state House bill that would prevent the mentally ill from purchasing or possessing guns…
Editor’s Note: The following column was submitted by Nerve Citizen Reporter Katrina Fay of Hickory…
Some grassroots activists in South Carolina are angry that the attitude of “doing-something-is-better-than nothing” has…
That O.L Thompson and Bobby Harrell are political allies is a no-brainer. The former is…
Two bills in the S.C. General Assembly would make it easier for “clean”-energy producers to…
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…
A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that critics contend restricts religious liberty at public colleges…
The S.C. Department of Commerce has slipped in a $6 million business-incubator program to the…
After a daylong budget debate Tuesday on a state House Democratic amendment to expand Medicaid…
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…