Owner of penny tax controlling group subcontracting with himself The public affairs firm of Campbell…
Investigative Reports
Councilors turned themselves in today Former Columbia City Council member Brian DeQuincey Newman and…
Program fees criticized; interns paid $54 per hour The initial process to hire ICA Engineering…
‘Mid-December’ comes and goes Back in early November, indicted former House Speaker Bobby Harrell returned…
Embroiled in scandal, penny problems began immediately Like any county, parish or borough, Richland County…
By RON AIKEN Millions in ‘minority’ contracts flow to powerful senator’s coffers A federal program…
Prefiled bills would curtail roll-call requirement, turn crime victims into criminals, expunge lawmakers’ misdemeanors, and…
Outgoing lawmakers under no obligation to close ‘their’ accounts When you don’t run, can you…
By RON AIKEN Non-disclosure raises questions about purpose of required disclosure forms Sen. Hugh Leatherman…
By RON AIKEN Tens of thousands in fines, fees ignored for years If you were…
Tuesday update: Richland County Administrator Tony McDonald wrote The Nerve to say his office went back and…
Bill would deregulate midwives, nurse practitioners Senate bill 246, filed by Sens. Tom Davis (R-Beaufort)…
Fears of data breach grew government; impact negligible When the massive data breach of 2012…
By RON AIKEN Concrete company of South Carolina’s most powerful politician gets in line for…
How USC’s mad, irresponsible quest for football greatness ended with a raw deal As South…
These days, everybody gets to watch Only a few years ago, contentious conversations between politicians…
Is transparency an “unethical behavior”? ***Thursday, Nov. 19 UPDATE: At it’s Tuesday regular meeting, County…
University paying big bucks for no-passenger, one-passenger flights Clemson may be No. 1 in football,…
‘I guess I take back what I said about saving the county money’ A Nov….
Ethics Panel okays using campaign money for ‘gifts,’ doing business with caucuses. Says ‘no’ to…
Harrell owes $113K, but only because he lost Disgraced former House Speaker Bobby Harrell walked…
By RON AIKEN Murky selection process tainted by nepotism, politics Clifton Parker had had just…
Disgraced councilman, failed Haley appointee plotted $1M scheme With both Richland and Lexington Counties conservatively…
Remember that momentous reform of state government in 2014? Neither do we. In January of…
Inspector General wants better system In South Carolina state government, annual accountability reports (AARs) no…
Instability at the highest levels of DOT characterizes 2014-15 Sent to the governor’s office just…
Before deciding revenue is the answer, consider where the revenue would go. South Carolina is…
How election losers get punished by South Carolina’s system of “ethics” fines Arnold Karr started…
By RON AIKEN State’s transportation agency crippled by internal conflicts, allegations of corruption In the…
Why tax cuts and spending cuts are well nigh impossible in GOP-dominated South Carolina Eleven years…
South Carolina’s top court has agreed to hear two related cases dealing with part of…
In fiscal 2013, the S.C. Department of Transportation outsourced 70 percent of its total expenditures,…
A small state agency that was given the power under a law passed last year…
As hundreds of bills slogged their way through the General Assembly earlier this year, one…