Month: June 2021

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Earmark secrecy continues as state budget goes into effect

June 30, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In vetoing 226 budget earmarks totaling $152.5 million, Gov. Henry McMaster last…

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State agencies claim taxpayers’ refunds to collect debts

June 25, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the last five years, state agencies, including public colleges and a…

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Lawmakers approve massive state budget stuffed with pork projects

June 22, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers on Monday sent a strong message in adopting a state budget…

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Santee Cooper board still has expired, vacant seats despite ‘reform’ law

June 18, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Of the 12 seats on the board governing state-owned utility Santee Cooper,…

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Lawmakers bypassing normal budget process to spend $600M settlement

June 16, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Proceeds from a $600 million settlement with the federal government over plutonium…

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Holes still exist in DOT’s pothole numbers

June 11, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The number of potholes that the S.C. Department of Transportation claims it…

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House poised to spend millions more on pork projects

June 8, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. House this week could pass a revised version of the…

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U.S. Rep. Mace among those owing S.C. House ethics fines

June 4, 2021 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT Ex-S.C. House member Nancy Mace, who was elected last year to…