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DETAILS. PAY ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS. With a new session beginning next Tuesday, the opportunities…
Jamie Murguia
Jamie Murguia is Director of Research for the South Carolina Policy Council. She joined the organization in July of 2009 as a research assistant while attending the University of South Carolina to complete her Master’s Degree in Public Administration (2010). Jamie is responsible for monitoring the legislative session and coordinating SCPC’s research internship programs.
Prior to joining the South Carolina Policy Council, Jamie attended Francis Marion University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science in 2008.
Jamie is married to Javier Murguia, a firefighter at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. They have a son. Jamie was born and raised in Southern California.
You can contact Jamie at jamie@thenerve.org
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ACCORDING TO SOME LAWMAKERS, ‘FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS’ ARE A HUGE PROBLEM. (YEAH, RIGHT.) You wouln’t have…
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE REALLY REALLY BAD With less than a month to…
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A FAILED COUP MAY TELL US A LOT ABOUT WHAT’S COMING For the first time…
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CITIZENS ARE LYING TOO MUCH – IS THAT THE REAL PROBLEM? In a column last month,…
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THE ELECTION IS OVER. THE PRESS CONFERENCES HAVE BEGUN. WHAT ABOUT THOSE PROMISES? The election…
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HOW LAWMAKERS PULLED A FAST ONE ON THE ADJUTANT BALLOT MEASURE On Tuesday, 56 percent…
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TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO A TERRIBLE IDEA Legislators’ go-to excuse for retaining the power…
DISCLOSURE FOR CITIZENS, NOT FOR POLS Some state lawmakers still think ethics reform is some…
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‘TRUST US,’ SAYS AGENCY The idea that employees of Commerce Department are not investment bankers…
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LET’S DO THIS ONE AT A TIME, SHALL WE? A House ethics ad hoc subcommittee…
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ROLL CALL VOTING MAKES ONE SENATOR FEEL LIKE A DOG AND KEEPS HIM FROM LOBBYISTS….
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HOUSE MEMBERS ALREADY HAVE THE POWER TO LIMIT THE SPEAKER’S TERMS . . . ALL…
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TOO BAD THE SPEAKER WAS EXEMPT FROM FOIA Most observers – outside the State House,…
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IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN PRESIDING OVER THE HOUSE Wednesday’s grand jury indictment of Bobby Harrell…
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GET TO WORK, GUYS South Carolina has one of the longest sessions in the nation,…
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A COSTLY SPECIAL SESSION TO CONSIDER TWO INSIGNIFICANT BILLS? I’M NOT BUYING IT. A sense of…
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OH GREAT. MY QUALITY OF LIFE IS NOW THE MISSION OF CITY GOVERNMENT. These are…
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DO JOBS COUNT IF POLITICIANS CAN’T TAKE CREDIT FOR THEM? Usually when a business decides…
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A BOARD, A DEPARTMENT, A COMMITTEE, TWO SENATORS, AND NO CLARITY A meeting in the…
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By JAMIE MURGUIA Whether they’ve earned one is another question. The S.C. Senate voted 25…
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IT WASN’T AN ETHICS REFORM BILL THEN, AND IT SURE ISN’T ONE NOW Just how…
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By JAMIE MURGUIA Unaccountable power isn’t going away In a typical move by the Budget…
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MORE THAN YOU REALIZE In less than a week, a circuit court judge may decide…
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TIME TO SHORTEN SESSION. YOU GUYS AREN’T DOING ANYTHING ANYWAY. The South Carolina legislature sits…
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WHY THE MAD RUSH TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION? Occasionally those of us who watch the…
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THE ANSWER HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH BAD PRIORITIES When lawmakers start playing games with…
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The S.C. House Judiciary Committee took up a highly publicized bill earlier this week. The…
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By JAMIE MURGUIA The ‘one topic’ rule depends on how lawmakers define ‘topic.’ In…
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WHAT’S S.300 ABOUT, ANYWAY? On Wednesday, the Senate Education Committee advanced a bill touted by…
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State-funded higher education institutions – as well as some lawmakers – are upset. What about?…
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REFORM ≠ MORE OF THE SAME Throughout this two-year legislative session, Gov. Nikki Haley on more…
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By JAMIE MURGUIA The legislature returned this week, and the Senate got right to work…
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It’s a sad fact that South Carolina has the fourth largest state highway system in…
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A bill that would permit “constitutional carry” in South Carolina – allowing law-abiding citizens to carry…