Month: April 2018

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Big bills, little product from V.C. Summer consultants hired by Legislature

April 25, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Three out-of-state consulting businesses hired by the S.C. Legislature to provide “advice”…

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S.C. lawmakers racing to give more incentives to Darlington Raceway

April 20, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The decades-old Darlington Raceway is getting a pricey facelift – and also…

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No V.C. Summer concerns raised by obscure state panel that includes governor

April 18, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT During the years-long V.C. Summer nuclear project, a little-known committee including the…

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State lawmakers with other government gigs: constitutional violation?

April 14, 2018 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Republican Sen. Paul Campbell received about $258,000 last year as…

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Workers’ comp fees cash cow for lawyer-lawmakers

April 11, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A total of nearly $4 million in legal fees from workers’ compensation…

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S.C. tourism agency worked secretly for months to buy Ted Turner’s island

April 5, 2018 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT South Carolina’s tourism department for months kept secret from the public…