Year: 2019

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High-paid lobbyists pushing SCRA legislation

February 21, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In 2016, Senate Finance Committee chairman Hugh Leatherman introduced a bill that…

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SCRA getting big Commerce payments while seeking revenue-friendly legislation

February 15, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce has paid more than $2.9 million since…

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Taxpayer cost grows for high-priced consultants in wake of V.C. Summer fiasco

February 12, 2019 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT Since the 2017 collapse of the V.C. Summer nuclear project –…

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How S.C. lawmakers try to intimidate citizens and groups they don’t like

February 8, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT For years, S.C. lawmakers have repeatedly tried through legislation and other means…

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Senators continue tradition of keeping magistrates on short leashes

February 5, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, state senators largely control the selection of more than…

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SCDOT plan for gas-tax-hike money focused on interstates

January 31, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The state transportation department plans to spend well more than a third…

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Big chunk of gas-tax-hike money not going to major road, bridge repairs

January 25, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Last June, S.C. Department of Transportation commissioner Robert “Robby” Robbins questioned agency…

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S.C. lawmakers likely to fill PSC seat with one of two insiders

January 23, 2019 The Nerve

Update: On 2/6/19, the Legislature in a joint session voted 99-1 to elect former longtime…

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S.C. lawmakers treated to out-of-state conferences on taxpayers’ dime

January 19, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT South Carolina taxpayers last fiscal year shelled out more than $50,000 to…

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Fewer potholes repaired through SCDOT call center, despite ‘blitz’ campaign

January 15, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, the S.C. Department of Transportation announced it was launching a…

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S.C. agriculture agency wants millions for ‘build-it-and-they-will-come’ program

January 10, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Agriculture, which for years has been involved with…

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Private individuals’ financial records fair game under S.C. House bill

January 8, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Private citizens could be forced to testify before and turn over their…