Month: July 2021

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Counties still paying lawmakers for ‘phantom’ delegation offices

July 29, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Last year, S.C. Sen. Kent Williams of Marion County reported receiving a…

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House member quit suddenly last year; now a judicial candidate. Coincidence?

July 27, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT What a difference a year can make – especially if you’re a…

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Lawmakers to spend millions on incumbency-protection maps

July 22, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. House and Senate plan to spend millions creating new legislative…

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State, county websites offer scant information on legislative delegations

July 16, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT If you want to learn what your county legislative delegation is up…

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Legislative delegations skirting state open-meetings law

July 14, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT One day last month, state lawmakers representing Greenville County held separate meetings…

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Few S.C. bridges fixed with gas-tax-hike money

July 9, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Only three bridge projects have been completed in South Carolina with the…

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Some state agency heads start new fiscal year with big pay raises

July 7, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee has given five-figure pay hikes to a group…