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By RICK BRUNDRETT No paving projects were completed between the end of November and December…
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This week, the Charleston County Aviation Authority (which oversees the Charleston airport) named a new…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In December 2010, then-Gov. Mark Sanford, along with other state and local…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee violated state law in recent years by not…
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Monday of this week marked the deadline, as set by state law, for the…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Although S.C. lawmakers have been back in session only since last week,…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Eight private firms hired by the state to evaluate proposals for the…
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As the 2020 legislative session kicks off, it’s important to remember that the General Assembly…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Another year, another convoluted legislative process for selecting six-figure state Public Service…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Although nearly $1 billion has been collected since the state gas-tax-hike law…
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A recent news story reported how lawmakers routinely funnel funding for secret pet projects through…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Former longtime state House member Chip Limehouse confirmed Monday he is no…
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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 Since Henry McMaster became governor in 2017, the state’s tourism agency has…
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For years, The Nerve has reported on the legislature’s control of the judiciary – specifically…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Since last year, the permanent workforce in the S.C. House and Senate…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Almost three years ago, the state House Ethics Committee quietly gave written…
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With the start of the legislative session right around the corner, it’s a good time…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the last 17 fiscal years, state court officials tasked with policing…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT The Carolina Panthers’ planned move of its headquarters and training facilities to…
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A recent Pew Research Center report showed that federal dollars comprised roughly a third of…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, the S.C. Department of Transportation announced that it had completed…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT At least 100 state agencies have filed budget requests for the next…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT With $1.8 billion more in projected general funds in the state budget…
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In a greatly anticipated decision regarding the future of solar energy in South Carolina, the…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT For the fiscal year that starts next July 1, the state Department…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As a sitting S.C. Supreme Court justice, George James is first up…
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Five years ago last month, former S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell pleaded guilty to six…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT During this year’s legislative session, S.C. Sen. Hugh Leatherman spent a total…
By RICK BRUNDRETT As many as 17 S.C. lawmakers traveled to Egypt last month, most…
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The 2020 budget process officially began this month, with agency budget requests due to the…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the past four fiscal years, the state Attorney General’s Office settled…
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This week a lawsuit filed by Sen. Dick Harpootlian over the Department of Commerce’s refusal…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT In 2018, University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp received…
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A recent study covered by The Greenville News revealed that South Carolina has one of…