Clemson University would gain sweeping powers to buy property – with less oversight – under…
Investigative Reports
When it comes to transparency of taxpayer-backed incentives for business projects, the Palmetto State received…
S.C. Educational Television President and CEO Linda O’Bryon didn’t mince words when she appeared recently…
If you think state lawmakers are being mindful of their time on the taxpayers’ dime,…
(Editor’s Note: The General Assembly unanimously voted Wednesday, May 15, to appoint Dr. G. Murrell…
The S.C. House took an unusual step during recent debate on next fiscal year’s state…
For politicians, the difference between state and federal income-disclosure forms is like comparing routine teeth…
The Office of State Budget has concluded an amended Senate bill that would shorten legislative…
The Nerve received a first-place South Carolina Press Association award at the organization’s annual awards meeting…
A state House bill that would prevent the mentally ill from purchasing or possessing guns…
Some grassroots activists in South Carolina are angry that the attitude of “doing-something-is-better-than nothing” has…
That O.L Thompson and Bobby Harrell are political allies is a no-brainer. The former is…
Two bills in the S.C. General Assembly would make it easier for “clean”-energy producers to…
A second hearing is set for Wednesday on a state House bill that would fine,…
Last year’s announcement by national discount clothes and household retailer Ross Stores Inc. to bring…
A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that critics contend restricts religious liberty at public colleges…
The S.C. Department of Commerce has slipped in a $6 million business-incubator program to the…
After a daylong budget debate Tuesday on a state House Democratic amendment to expand Medicaid…
Large distribution centers would be eligible for millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bonds under a…
What S.C. House members likely won’t be talking about today as they begin debate on…
South Carolina stands alone when it comes to income disclosure by public officials. “S.C. is…
The case of a woman charged with attempting to shoot an official at a Charleston…
A new government-restructuring bill in the S.C. House Representatives would move state-purchasing control to the…
Spartanburg Methodist College freshman Stephen Long knew he’d have to take a lot of tests…
Despite all the talk in the Legislature about giving the governor more control over the…
As the S.C. House of Representatives begins debate on the 2013-14 budget in about 10…
The state Joint Bond Review Committee Wednesday recommended funding for a new $30 million science…
The S.C. Agency Head Salary Commission unanimously approved salaries Tuesday for the new leaders of…
One month after the S.C. Commission on Ethics Reform announced sweeping changes to bring more…
UPDATE 2/28/13: Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, on Wednesday introduced a bill (H. 3647) to repeal…
Gov. Nikki Haley was gushing Wednesday as she announced that a start-up recycler of appliances…
Despite evidence from studies that reveal subsidies for Hollywood cost taxpayers, a Senate Finance subcommittee…
Embattled House Speaker Bobby Harrell faced his colleagues for the first time Tuesday since state…
Every time there’s a high school playoff game in the Palmetto State, the South Carolina…
The Senate Finance subcommittee examining a massive government-restructuring bill would allow a Budget and Control…