By RICK BRUNDRETT No matter who’s in charge, state government in South Carolina just keeps…
Gov. Henry McMaster
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. senators want to spend nearly $108 million next fiscal year on…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Unlike panels overseeing other state agencies, the governing boards of the state-created…
By RICK BRUNDRETT If there’s one power that S.C. senators likely will never relinquish…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the past four years as South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster received…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Nearly $30 million in tax dollars could flow next fiscal year through…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Like spring flowers, bills showcasing the powers of county legislative delegations are…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, it’s still illegal to challenge someone to a duel…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Legislature these days is proving that the cover-up is as…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Since Gov. Henry McMaster in August gave the state Department of Commerce…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In another power move by county legislative delegations, a Spartanburg County lawmaker…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In touting Gov. Henry McMaster’s proposed fiscal 2022 state budget, his office…
By RICK BRUNDRETT With 2021 nearly here, S.C. lawmakers likely won’t be making any New…
By RICK BRUNDRETT When lawmakers return in January for a new legislative session, they likely…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce doesn’t employ any medical or infectious disease…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The spread of the coronavirus in South Carolina didn’t stop public agencies’…
By RICK BRUNDRETT At least one thing didn’t change in the S.C. Legislature during the…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster plans to spend $20 million in state surplus money…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce started fiscal 2021 with a $103.1 million…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster has once again granted the S.C. Department of…
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. politicians routinely love to make promises about massive corporate investment and…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Whether South Carolina has enough medical supplies to deal with the next…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Spending more tax dollars on tourism advertising and incentives for manufacturers are…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Transportation initially wanted more than $1 million worth…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, public school boards have broad powers, such as hiring…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Having customers in his Columbia glass art shop posed no public threat,…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Last Tuesday, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered that “non-essential” businesses statewide be closed…
By RICK BRUNDRETT When Columbia city leaders imposed a curfew more than two weeks ago…
By RICK BRUNDRETT When lawmakers return this week to debate how to pay for the…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Buried in the latest $32.3 billion state spending plan for next fiscal…
By RICK BRUNDRETT As lawmakers this week consider sale and management proposals involving Santee Cooper,…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ten S.C. House members who are lawyers are pushing legislation to create…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Last year, local municipalities, fire and other special purpose districts, public colleges…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Allowing Union County Transportation Committee members to make up to $750 a…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Although S.C. lawmakers have been back in session only since last week,…