As always, members elected the judges they liked best On Wednesday, a joint session of…
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By ASHLEY LANDESS Some politicians want to make it a felony to ‘mislead’ them. No…
Wait – is the American republic built on the honor system? Last week, a…
By ASHLEY LANDESS If lawmakers won’t pass a loophole-free income disclosure bill, why not ask…
“You shouldn’t be knowing about it” If you keep up with state politics, you may…
By ASHLEY LANDESS At the South Carolina State House, corruption is legal and intimidation is…
There’s nothing private about them, but somehow they’re not “public.” Exactly one year ago, The…
One senator’s telling response Recently we were forwarded an emailed response from Sen. Mike Fair…
Convoluted proposals aside, it’s not very different from lawmakers’ proxies policing lawmakers. On Tuesday, the…
Remember, our judiciary is far from independent. As the ongoing battle between Attorney General Alan…
Legislative leaders can make exceptions for their favorites, but who pays the price when the…
What about anonymous employment of lawmakers? In her Tuesday column for The State, Cindi Ross…
By ASHLEY LANDESS Some State House pols too busy calling citizen groups ‘liars’ to notice…
Apparent bullying, loopholes, secret sign-offs for unethical conduct … Welcome to the debate over ‘ethics reform.’…
By ASHLEY LANDESS Senate ‘compromise’ was lawmakers telling citizens what citizens wanted. It’s bad enough…
By THE EDITORS Oh, the things they say on Facebook! Here at The Nerve, we…
By HANNAH HILL Finding out who is in a legislative delegation is harder than you…
That’s what he said three years ago, anyway. Over the last several years, The Nerve has…
By ASHLEY LANDESS Shots fired. Fight ensues. This week Sen. Tom Davis provided us with that…
Lawmakers love to worry about a largely powerless governor getting ‘too much power’ Today the…
By ASHLEY LANDESS ‘There is no bill today that raise taxes.’ Really? Contrary to what…
Sen. Peeler expresses confusion. And who can blame him? This week, the Senate Finance Committee…
Lawmakers create, on average, 60 crimes a year – for other people A recent study…
It’s yet another instance of legislation intended to threaten Yesterday a bill was filed in…
Good. Maybe legislating isn’t as fun as it used to be. Almost exactly one year…
The word is there for a reason. We don’t hear the word tyrant much anymore,…
In South Carolina, the line between legal and illegal uses of campaign money is very,…
Is teaching kids to play sports a high-priority government service? Apparently it is. As former…
Politeness is for family, not politicians To our readers: As you enjoy the company of…
Ex-realtor, Clemson colleagues among new DSS execs Susan Alford was brought in as a home-grown…
Do you really want South Carolina state lawmakers tinkering with the U.S. constitution? The call…
The rule of law politicians Frankly, I think former Speaker Bobby Harrell is getting a raw deal….
‘Let’s take this tragedy and turn it into an opportunity’ We saw it coming, of…