Preview in new tab By RICK BRUNDRETT Another legislative study, another likely six-figure taxpayer bill…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT As of 2015, state Rep. Cezar McKnight owed a total of $60,190…
By RICK BRUNDRETT As expected, the Horry County legislative delegation last week nominated former House…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee isn’t saying publicly why it found a longtime…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Next month, the Horry County legislative delegation could recommend one of three…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Four senator-lawyers who, or their law firms, received workers’ compensation fees last…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee that screens judges ruled last week that a…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A powerful, legislatively controlled committee is scheduled Thursday to conduct annual reviews…
By RICK BRUNDRETT What a difference a year can make – especially if you’re a…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. House and Senate plan to spend millions creating new legislative…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Of the 12 seats on the board governing state-owned utility Santee Cooper,…
BY RICK BRUNDRETT Since 2015, two sitting House members have owed thousands in civil fines…
By RICK BRUNDRETT An attorney who works in a state senator’s law firm is Spartanburg…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Two years ago, lawmakers created the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, a stand-alone…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The powerful S.C. House speaker, who controls half of the appointments on…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee has once again violated a state law requiring…
By RICK BRUNDRETT With 2021 nearly here, S.C. lawmakers likely won’t be making any New…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Judicial Department – the third branch of state government –…
Update: The Legislature on Sept. 23, 2020, elected four newcomers to the S.C. Public Service…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ten S.C. House members who are lawyers are pushing legislation to create…
By RICK BRUNDRETT From 2007 through 2016, five longtime legislative members of a panel that…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee violated state law in recent years by not…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Almost three years ago, the state House Ethics Committee quietly gave written…
By RICK BRUNDRETT As a sitting S.C. Supreme Court justice, George James is first up…
By RICK BRUNDRETT During this year’s legislative session, S.C. Sen. Hugh Leatherman spent a total…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Another year, another round of state lawmakers supporting legislation that could fatten…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ex-S.C. Rep. Mike Pitts’ decision this week to drop his quest to…
By RICK BRUNDRETT For years, S.C. lawmakers have repeatedly tried through legislation and other means…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, state senators largely control the selection of more than…
By RICK BRUNDRETT South Carolina taxpayers last fiscal year shelled out more than $50,000 to…
By RICK BRUNDRETT On Thursday – the last day of the General Assembly’s regular session…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A total of nearly $4 million in legal fees from workers’ compensation…
By RICK BRUNDRETT South Carolina’s higher-level judges would receive pay hikes ranging from 20 to…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Last summer’s stunning news that South Carolina Electric & Gas and its…