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A South Carolina Policy Council supporter recently took these photos showing the…
Kelli Weston
Kelli Weston graduated from Columbia College in May 2012 with a degree in Writing for Print & Digital Media. She wrote and produced video segments for the school publication The Post Script for two years. Her work experience includes previous internships with SCETV and the SC Film Commission.
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A bill that would have placed a full-time school psychologist in every public school in…
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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis has become the second state constitutional officer to participate in the…
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The mass killings in December at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School has forced lawmakers in…
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S.C. Superintendent of Education Mick Zais is the first state constitutional officer and the latest…
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More S.C. lawmakers in the past week have responded to the recently launched “Project Conflict…
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An advancing S.C. Senate proposal aimed at expanding the state’s full-day, 4-year-old kindergarten program could…
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The South Carolina Policy Council – The Nerve’s parent organization – recently launched “Project Conflict…
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Thousands of S.C. third-graders potentially could be held back if they can’t read at their…
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A state House bill would end a longstanding requirement that high school students pass an…
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Clemson University wants an additional $3 million in state funds for a new energy research…
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Apparently, it takes a village to graduate University of South Carolina students “on time.” The…
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If you think state lawmakers are being mindful of their time on the taxpayers’ dime,…
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A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that critics contend restricts religious liberty at public colleges…
Spartanburg Methodist College freshman Stephen Long knew he’d have to take a lot of tests…
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Every time there’s a high school playoff game in the Palmetto State, the South Carolina…
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If some state lawmakers have their way, the South Carolina High School League would be…
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If you ask public college and university officials in the Palmetto State whether their schools…
Taylor Smith is getting an education at the University of South Carolina, though not necessarily…
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The head of the agency overseeing the use of state planes asked a legislative budget-writing…
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Once again, the S.C. Senate has rebuffed the chance to elevate South Carolina from its…
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South Carolina’s economy is moving in the right direction, though there is plenty of room…
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The S.C. Budget and Control Board on Wednesday approved the distribution of more than $44…
Nerve Citizen Reporter Larry Barnett of Fort Mill shows no signs of slowing down his…
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Editor’s Note: This article continues a series of stories on projects by The Nerve’s Citizen…
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Although nearly two years behind schedule, the planned South Carolina Tissue plant in Barnwell County…
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In an effort to broaden government accountability and transparency, Nerve Citizen Reporter Don Rogers and…
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Editor’s note: This article continues a series of profiles ofThe Nerve’s Citizen Reporters. Accompanying this…
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A panel of the S.C. Education Oversight Committee on Monday heard funding proposals from 11…
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If state funding of South Carolina’s colleges and universities were solely based on the schools’…
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More than a third of 81 state agency heads, including college and university presidents, would…
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Editor’s Note: In June, Nerve Citizen Reporter Tom Hatfield of Hilton Head helped launch a…
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Editor’s Note: In June, Nerve Citizen Reporter Tom Hatfield of Hilton Head helped launch a…
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A nonprofit group formed between state-owned Santee Cooper and 20 electric cooperatives served by the…
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Editor’s Note: In June, Nerve Citizen Reporter Tom Hatfield of Hilton Head helped launch a…