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Year: 2021
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Transportation wants approval to spend about $139 million…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Four senator-lawyers who, or their law firms, received workers’ compensation fees last…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce wants $100 million more in state funding…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee that screens judges ruled last week that a…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In a repeat of last year, the S.C. Judicial Department is resisting…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. lawmakers would receive an annual $18,000 pay hike under a House…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, a legislatively controlled committee quietly approved five-figure salary hikes for…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Nearly half of South Carolina’s 46 counties were charging annual road maintenance…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers just can’t resist trying to exert more power over another…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT When it comes to South Carolina history, some state officials might need…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Another year, another round of raises for higher-paid S.C. House and Senate…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As a special legislative panel considers a yet-to-be-revealed road funding proposal, the…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Hugh Weathers, South Carolina’s agriculture commissioner, dubbed the project as the…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Once again, the state’s chief revenue forecasters have grossly overestimated the popularity…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, the S.C. Supreme Court suspended Oconee County probate judge Kenneth…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT A powerful, legislatively controlled committee is scheduled Thursday to conduct annual reviews…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In a rare move last month, attorneys asked a judge to order…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, the Clemson University Board of Trustees gave president Jim Clements…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT When S.C. lawmakers in 2009 first approved massive taxpayer-backed funding for aerospace…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Major repaving or road reconstruction projects in South Carolina could take on…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Since 2017, powerful county legislative delegations have approved a total of more…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, county legislative delegations – made up of state House…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT South Carolina will need almost $43 billion more by 2040 to fix…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Out of this fiscal year’s $32.5 billion state budget, more than a…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Transportation since 2016 has awarded 56…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT E.&J. Gallo Winery, a multibillion-dollar global corporation, will get at least…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers have far more state tax dollars to play with this fiscal…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Since 2017, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has hired at least six…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT State-owned utility Santee Cooper’s debt load is projected to grow by more…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Santee Cooper’s electric customers are on the hook for billions in debt…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Stuck in a pothole. For the fiscal year that ended June 30,…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster quietly appointed the owner of a well-known Columbia restaurant…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last year, S.C. Sen. Kent Williams of Marion County reported receiving a…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT What a difference a year can make – especially if you’re a…