S.C. Sen. Paul Campbell serves on the governing board of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, an…
Investigative Reports
By RICK BRUNDRETT Reformers of the Freedom of Information Act in South Carolina –…
The state Department of Education has been repaid $52,046 by the South Carolina Autism Society…
As the Internal Revenue Service faces tough questions these days about thousands of missing emails…
It wasn’t an easy day Tuesday in the state’s top court for S.C. Attorney General…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ethics agency told to call advocacy group to ‘confirm understanding’ The head of…
You won’t find it in the official S.C. Senate Journal, but there initially were more…
In a stunning announcement Tuesday, Bill Nettles, the U.S. attorney for South Carolina, revealed that…
In a press release Monday, Gov. Nikki Haley touted her announcements of three separate Upstate…
A touted “ethics-reform” bill awaiting action next week by the S.C. Senate likely would do…
It’s not very often that South Carolina’s chief prosecutor can officially vent a little against…
S.C. lawmakers apparently don’t believe in “slumming it” while in Columbia during legislative session weeks….
Sumter County this fiscal year shelled out a collective $39,000 to seven lawmakers who represent…
$4,000 A YEAR FOR ONE SMALL BUSINESS The most significant tax cut passed by the…
As of three weeks ago, the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority had nearly $48 million in…
Gov. Nikki Haley and the state’s eight other constitutional officers are underpaid – some significantly…
The ongoing story of Attorney General Alan Wilson’s grand jury investigation of House Speaker Bobby…
Since 2009, a political action committee with ties to House Speaker Bobby Harrell has donated…
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has asked the state’s top court to review certain documents…
NO MONEY FOR A PAY HIKE? NO PROBLEM. The S.C. Constitution requires that “annual expenditures…
Under an obscure S.C. Supreme Court order, Chief Justice Jean Toal would appoint the trial…
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. lawmakers would see salary hikes of up to 192 percent,…
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson or the state grand jury can’t investigate whether House Speaker…
Every quarter, Sen. Paul Campbell says he receives a check from Berkeley County for about…
The S.C. Public Service Commission might not be aware of the old saying, “If you…
Bobby Harrell’s reimbursement from his campaign account for use of his private plane wasn’t the…
A second hearing in the state grand jury case involving House Speaker Bobby Harrell has…
In South Carolina, there are at least 54 part-time magistrate and municipal judges earning more…
When it comes to determining whether the S.C. Public Service Commission has been meeting secretly…
It’s no secret S.C. lawmakers have written – and continue to craft – loopholes in…
Since January 2011, S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell has used $150,000 in campaign funds for…
The reality cable television shows “Southern Charm,” “Welcome to Myrtle Manor,” and “Party Down South”were…
If you’re going to experience the court system in South Carolina, chances are it will…
It appears that arguably the most powerful lawmaker in the S.C. General Assembly would hold…