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CITIZENS 1, AIKEN CITY OFFICIALS 0 Hitchcock Parkway is a five mile stretch of two-lane…
Month: September 2014
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Suspended S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell walked out of a Richland County courtroom this morning…
Suspended House Speaker Bobby Harrell is expected to make his first court appearance this morning…
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HOUSE MEMBERS ALREADY HAVE THE POWER TO LIMIT THE SPEAKER’S TERMS . . . ALL…
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The $12,000-per-lawmaker pay raise proposed earlier this year would have added millions of dollars in…
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THE NEED TO ‘DO SOMETHING’ MIGHT HAVE UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES We all hate people who text…
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When a special S.C. House committee meets Tuesday, it is expected to begin debate about…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Details emerge in Wilson’s recusal and transfer of Harrell case S.C. Attorney…
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TOO BAD THE SPEAKER WAS EXEMPT FROM FOIA Most observers – outside the State House,…
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Over a year ago, The Nerve and its parent organization, the South Carolina Policy Council,…
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There doesn’t seem to be much interest right now among S.C. legislators to eliminate a…
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In South Carolina, if you steal more than $2,000 from where you work or shop,…
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IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN PRESIDING OVER THE HOUSE Wednesday’s grand jury indictment of Bobby Harrell…
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On September 10, 2014, House Speaker Bobby Harrell was indicted by a Richland County grand…
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Update: 9/11/14, 6:30 p.m. – House Speaker Pro Tempore Jay Lucas informed suspended Speaker Bobby…
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Longtime S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell faces possible suspension from office after a Richland County…
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The College of Charleston’s new president, Glenn McConnell, didn’t waste any time telling students that…
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HEY SOUTH CAROLINA: TAKE IT EASY ON MY TRANSMISSION! Last weekend, I drove up to…
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In August 2011, state and local officials were beaming about the planned location of 5-STAR…
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THE LAST WORD PROBABLY WON’T COME FROM THE LEAST RELIABLE SOURCE In the weeks since…
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An independent research organization focusing on transportation and infrastructure, TRIP, recently ranked South Carolina’s roads as some…
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‘SUBSISTENCE’ PAYMENTS ADD UP When Glenn McConnell was the state’s lieutenant governor last year, he…
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GET TO WORK, GUYS South Carolina has one of the longest sessions in the nation,…
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A Greenville-based government watchdog organization is asking a judge to declare – without a trial…