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Kevin Dietrich
Kevin Dietrich joined the South Carolina Policy Council in March 2009 as an Investigative Reporter.
Prior to joining the Policy Council, Kevin spent nearly 15 years as a journalist, including nearly five years as a business reporter withThe State newspaper in Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers in Florida, California, New Hampshire and Maine.
Kevin was also an account manager for The Adams Group, a Columbia strategic marketing firm, and before that served as a speechwriter for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.
Kevin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Maine, with a concentration in History.
You can contact Kevin at kevin@thenerve.org or call (803) 254-4411.
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Someone may want to let the Spartanburg Herald-Journal in on a little concept called “market…
Support for school choice apparently only goes so far among some South Carolina Republicans, as in…
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The Midlands town of Irmo announced this week that it’s found a home for the…
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An S.C. Senate subcommittee charged with considering the merits of a bill that would make…
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Bill would allow government to take your land and charge you for it If, as…
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In the wake of South Carolina’s pathetic performance in a recent national report assessing transparency,…
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Two things would seem certain about S.C. Research Authority Chief Executive Bill Mahoney: He has…
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The recent upheaval in the S.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Office has many asking if the position is…
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S.C. Rep. Eric Bedingfield says he’s ecstatic about a bill passed late last month that…
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When it comes to transparency, accountability and anti-corruption mechanisms, South Carolina ranks near the bottom, according…
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A gathering Wednesday in support of legislation to strengthen the state’s Freedom of Information Act…
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Legislation that would give the S.C. Arts Commission a steady source of revenue received approval…
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There’s no doubt about it: The S.C. Department of Agriculture is finding taxpayer-funded marketing and…
An Aiken County political activist is planning a rally in Columbia next week in an…
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Three South Carolina public bodies are among just 214 government entities nationwide being recognized by…
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(Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.) Grassroots activists took both…
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A proposed ordinance that proponents argued would have controlled blight in Lexington County ended up…
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Poll some of the parties involved in an effort to thwart the theft and illegal…
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Working to convince South Carolinians that a little-known competitive grants program is on the up…
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Five years after Grand Strand legislators failed in a bid to change the S.C. Department…
A Clemson University program that at least one legislator thought would be better suited for…
Gov. Nikki Haley and members of the S.C. General Assembly join in the rotunda of…
If one powerful South Carolina legislator has his way, music therapy will be added to…
A barber tells members of a Senate subcommittee that regulation is necessary, citing a case…
Gov. Nikki Haley ruffled feathers through much of the S.C. General Assembly late last spring…
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Details may not be South Carolina State University’s strong suit, at least when it comes…
If you want to deregulate cosmetology, it’s going to be the biggest fight of your…
The S.C. Auctioneers’ Commission isn’t in danger of being dismantled – as was recommended by…
Sen. Shane Massey says during a Labor, Commerce and Industry Senate subcommittee meeting that he…
Comptroller General Eckstrom argues during the Dec. 15 Budget and Control Board meeting that a…
Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, asks Gov. Nikki Haley’s chief of staff Tim Pearson if there…
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Some South Carolina banks have had a tough go over the past few years. Hit…
Tim Pearson, chief of staff for Gov. Nikki Haley, is questioned by members of a…