By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the years, the state’s utility watchdog acted more like a lapdog…
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Legislators: stop fussing with education By HANNAH HILL $12,007: That’s how much South Carolina spent…
The co-ops’ Mike Couick is angry and hopeful By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Asked to explain his…
By ROBERT MEYEROWITZ Some data say SC’s, like the nation’s, aren’t that bad “The state’s…
Throwback: Measuring economic impact We’re often told that we live in The Information Age, just…
By PHILLIP CEASE Ultimately, biz mag rankings are about political culture If you only listen…
By PHILLIP CEASE Leatherman and White get it done The term “legislative state” gets thrown…
By RON AIKEN One leave of absence, two write-ups the extent of discipline taken Like…
By RON AIKEN Let’s do the numbers. Trying to find out how much executives and…
By RON AIKEN Employee: Executive director paid board members for protection UPDATE: The day after…
Last year, The Nerve began an at-times contentious conversation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation…
Unfortunately, you’ll have to ask your lawmaker. And good luck with that. South Carolina’s Department…
Thirty-six agencies asked to adjudicate users of adultery website; most activity in higher ed Can…
Disgraced councilman, failed Haley appointee plotted $1M scheme With both Richland and Lexington Counties conservatively…
Inspector General wants better system In South Carolina state government, annual accountability reports (AARs) no…
How election losers get punished by South Carolina’s system of “ethics” fines Arnold Karr started…
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ARE HAVING SECRET MEETINGS ABOUT MAJOR PROJECTS. AND WHO’S GONNA STOP THEM? A…
LEGISLATORS TO PUBLIC: WAIT, WHAT’S THIS COMMITTEE FOR AGAIN? A House oversight committee is seeking…
Could South Carolina experience its own Solyndra? A state senator openly raised the question last…
THIS ISN’T HOW IT’S SUPPOSED TO WORK This year’s debate to raise taxes was masqueraded…
700 GRAND FOR A QUAIL HATCHERY? I MEAN, SURE, WHY NOT. After six months of…
DUMPING MORE MONEY INTO THE SAME SYSTEM WILL YIELD THE SAME RESULTS, MORE EXPENSIVELY On…
CONVENIENTLY, NO ONE’S RESPONSIBLE. WHICH IS JUST THE WAY LAWMAKERS WANT IT. A few days…
In February, the S.C. Supreme Court was blunt in quickly rejecting a complaint filed by…
WHAT’S THE POINT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS IF OFFICIALS CAN KICK THE PUBLIC OUT ANY TIME…
By the end of fiscal 2009, S.C. State University was running a deficit of nearly…
Some South Carolina dentists and oral surgeons say they are losing thousands of dollars in…
By RICK BRUNDRETT State law says you can only spend campaign money on expenses related…
For 28 years, Denny Neilson served in the S.C. House, losing her seat in 2012…
THE ELECTION IS OVER. THE PRESS CONFERENCES HAVE BEGUN. WHAT ABOUT THOSE PROMISES? The election…
TAXPAYERS: BEWARE OF SCHOOL BOARD AUTONOMY I was excited to accept an invitation to join,…
When The Nerve began in 2010, there was no news source exclusively and consistently aimed…
Update: 8/13/14 – The city of Columbia paid the McAngus Goudelock & Courie law firm…
As the Internal Revenue Service faces tough questions these days about thousands of missing emails…