Year: 2018

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SCDOT honored by national group that received over $3M from DOT since FY15

November 16, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Department of Transportation chief Christy Hall was in a bragging mood…

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More than $338 million in gas-tax-hike funds unspent as of end of September

November 14, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In the first 15 months of the gas-tax-hike law, the S.C. Department…

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Powerful legislative chairman profits from state-funded groups

November 2, 2018 The Nerve

Update: S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, on 12/4/18 informed White that he would be…

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SLED won’t release investigative file on former S.C. House speaker

October 31, 2018 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT In requesting this month’s public release of a state grand jury…

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Huge shortfalls projected in state fund for gas tax credits

October 25, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT After S.C. income taxpayers can no longer claim tax credits to offset…

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Number of higher-paid S.C. House, Senate staffers increasing

October 19, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The number of higher-paid staffers in the S.C. House and Senate keeps…

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S.C. universities paying lobbyists as student tuition, school debt loads rise

October 17, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Since 2015, state colleges and universities have paid a total of more…