Month: March 2022

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State law keeps judicial income hidden from public

March 30, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Under state court rules, judges must avoid even the “appearance of impropriety”…

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Lawmakers again proposing new state ecodevo agency

March 23, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When the state is flush with taxpayer money, lawmakers can’t resist the…

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Legislative study consultant could get $750K

March 18, 2022 The Nerve

Preview in new tab By RICK BRUNDRETT Another legislative study, another likely six-figure taxpayer bill…

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Legislative delegations still meddling in local school matters

March 16, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT County legislative delegations are again asserting their power over local school districts….

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Current, former lawyer-legislators’ firms to share fees in $300M settlement

March 11, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In announcing last month that the state is expected to receive more…

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Most of $4.6 billion surplus to be spent under lawmakers’ plans

March 9, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT If state lawmakers decided to refund taxpayers the expected $4.6 billion surplus…

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Judicial department releases staff salaries after legal pressure

March 4, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT More than three months after ignoring The Nerve’s written requests, the S.C….

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Gas-tax-hike surplus swells over past year

March 2, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As South Carolina motorists over the past year have been paying more…