In 2012, an intern at The Nerve asked editor Rick Brundrett if she could do…
Year: 2017
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Lawmakers are against wasteful spending – in the counties By HANNAH HILL In a House…
Fixing South Carolina’s pension system requires realism By BRYCE FIEDLER The Public Employee Benefit Authority…
Lawmakers want to even the playing field between themselves and the people By HANNAH HILL…
Why Can’t the Governor Pick His Own Advisers? By BRYCE FIEDLER As it turns out,…
In the nukes debacle, Santee Cooper seemed alone and sleepy By BRYCE FIEDLER Chairman Russel…
Comparisons raise questions about how well they’re working for whom By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ When it…
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Problems stem from lack of accountability By BRYCE FIEDLER Every government body deals with its…
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This is economic development at its finest. By BRYCE FIEDLER Since it secured the Volvo…
Regulators move forward with project similar to V.C. Summer By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Georgia’s Public Service…
Screening process would be “redundant” By HANNAH HILL and BRYCE FIEDLER The screening process for…
Good governance is the expectation by BRYCE FIEDLER There are two important lessons we can…
The SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (PRT) is spending money to find out…
Dreams of small reactors, “public-private” partnerships vanish By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ When partners SCANA and Santee…
Legislators: stop fussing with education By HANNAH HILL $12,007: That’s how much South Carolina spent…
Is it a ray of light for V.C. Summer? By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ The Georgia Power…
The co-ops’ Mike Couick is angry and hopeful By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Asked to explain his…
Time to bid ORS adieu By HANNAH HILL During this week’s legislative energy committee meetings,…
On spending, how about self-discipline? By BRYCE FIEDLER The state Comptroller General’s office released its…
The state has some huge electricity bills By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ In the wake of Santee…
Somebody wasn’t doing something By HANNAH HILL Earlier this week the House speaker and the…
Friends of the Earth says post them all By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Tom Clements of environmentalist…
If only we’d seen that coming By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ When Santee Cooper and SCE&G pulled…
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South Carolinians could be protected from Wells Fargo By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Wells Fargo, the world’s…
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South Carolinians fall short on education, finance, wealth By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ South Carolina businesses are…
There’s a big mess in Jenkinsville to unbuild By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ The announcement earlier this…
Spoiler alert: probably you By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Last week, as the planned construction of two…
Not peachy-keen on tax-credit schemes By HANNAH HILL Tax credits can be some of the…
Comptroller says account will be online By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Once the state gas tax increase…
Santee Cooper proposes raising residential rates by almost 10 percent By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Santee Cooper,…
Consulting jobs for ex-agency heads are costly and unnecessary By ABBY NUGENT According to a…
We pay more than any other state — but not all of us do By…
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When economic development becomes a state priority, citizens lose control By HANNAH HILL As the…
Feeling nibbled? Here’s one reason By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ If you shop locally and wonder where…