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By RICK BRUNDRETT When the state is flush with taxpayer money, lawmakers can’t resist the…
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Preview in new tab By RICK BRUNDRETT Another legislative study, another likely six-figure taxpayer bill…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT County legislative delegations are again asserting their power over local school districts….
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In announcing last month that the state is expected to receive more…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT If state lawmakers decided to refund taxpayers the expected $4.6 billion surplus…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT More than three months after ignoring The Nerve’s written requests, the S.C….
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As South Carolina motorists over the past year have been paying more…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As of 2015, state Rep. Cezar McKnight owed a total of $60,190…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce hasn’t committed to any projects with most…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, who is an ex-S.C. House member, owes a…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As expected, the Horry County legislative delegation last week nominated former House…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last Friday, President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to tout his $1 trillion…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce wants to spend nearly half of $150…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Department of Commerce officials remain tight-lipped about details of a proposed…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee isn’t saying publicly why it found a longtime…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The Daniel Island Club on its website bills itself as one of…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Next month, the Horry County legislative delegation could recommend one of three…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster wants to more than double the state Department of…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In unveiling his fiscal 2022-23 state budget this week, Gov. Henry McMaster…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT New S.C. Senate president Thomas Alexander reported a total of more than…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT More than 1,300 Santee Cooper workers last year received “incentive” bonuses totaling…
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To Our Readers: The Nerve is not planning to publish new stories this week and…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Transportation wants approval to spend about $139 million…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Four senator-lawyers who, or their law firms, received workers’ compensation fees last…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce wants $100 million more in state funding…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee that screens judges ruled last week that a…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In a repeat of last year, the S.C. Judicial Department is resisting…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. lawmakers would receive an annual $18,000 pay hike under a House…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, a legislatively controlled committee quietly approved five-figure salary hikes for…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Nearly half of South Carolina’s 46 counties were charging annual road maintenance…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers just can’t resist trying to exert more power over another…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT When it comes to South Carolina history, some state officials might need…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Another year, another round of raises for higher-paid S.C. House and Senate…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As a special legislative panel considers a yet-to-be-revealed road funding proposal, the…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Hugh Weathers, South Carolina’s agriculture commissioner, dubbed the project as the…