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This week, legislative leaders called for a special session later this month, ostensibly to address…
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The S.C. Senate’s verdict on the best way to sell Santee Cooper could be summed…
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Last week, the Senate skipped a legally required roll-call vote for one of the most…
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Remember when we told you last year that lawmakers were pulling $3.7 billion off-budget? Those…
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This week, Sen. Dick Harpootlian called for an audit of the past ten years of…
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This week, the Department of Commerce released its cost-benefit analysis of the proposed taxpayer-funded incentives…
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This week, the House passed two bills dealing with Santee Cooper: one that creates a…
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A WCSC article published yesterday reported that the Department of Motor Vehicles routinely sells personal…
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State lawmakers have borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars to benefit specific companies — which…
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Lawmakers have now created two separate committees to explore the sale of state-owned utility Santee…
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In the next couple of weeks, the House will “debate” the budget passed last week…
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Lawmakers are against wasteful spending – in the counties By HANNAH HILL In a House…
Fixing South Carolina’s pension system requires realism By BRYCE FIEDLER The Public Employee Benefit Authority…
Lawmakers want to even the playing field between themselves and the people By HANNAH HILL…
Why Can’t the Governor Pick His Own Advisers? By BRYCE FIEDLER As it turns out,…
In the nukes debacle, Santee Cooper seemed alone and sleepy By BRYCE FIEDLER Chairman Russel…
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Problems stem from lack of accountability By BRYCE FIEDLER Every government body deals with its…
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This is economic development at its finest. By BRYCE FIEDLER Since it secured the Volvo…
Good governance is the expectation by BRYCE FIEDLER There are two important lessons we can…
The SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (PRT) is spending money to find out…
Legislators: stop fussing with education By HANNAH HILL $12,007: That’s how much South Carolina spent…
Time to bid ORS adieu By HANNAH HILL During this week’s legislative energy committee meetings,…
On spending, how about self-discipline? By BRYCE FIEDLER The state Comptroller General’s office released its…
Somebody wasn’t doing something By HANNAH HILL Earlier this week the House speaker and the…
Not peachy-keen on tax-credit schemes By HANNAH HILL Tax credits can be some of the…
Consulting jobs for ex-agency heads are costly and unnecessary By ABBY NUGENT According to a…
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When economic development becomes a state priority, citizens lose control By HANNAH HILL As the…
There’s always work to do By HANNAH HILL The Declaration of Independence wasn’t about revolution….
With this commission, there will always be problems By HANNAH HILL When Mike Wooten resigned…
Governor should call time on DOT commission By HANNAH HILL In less than a week,…
Mike Wooten, commission expired, resigns By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ State Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Wooten…
Judicial selection committee has a new member: a former senator By HANNAH HILL The state’s…
Legislature cripples higher ed commission By ELISABETH PARKER The state’s higher education sector keeps growing,…