Month: February 2020

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Lawmakers ignoring $500M piggy bank to fix SC’s bad roads

February 28, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT While House budget writers have designated an extra $100 million next fiscal…

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Throwback Thursday: Keeping SC lawmakers far, far away from the US Constitution

February 27, 2020 The Nerve

This week, state House and Senate committees considered legislation calling for an Article V convention…

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Santee Cooper’s $100K-plus club doubles in less than 10 years

February 26, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As lawmakers this week consider sale and management proposals involving Santee Cooper,…

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Lawyer-lawmakers largely control who becomes a judge in SC. Here’s their latest power play

February 21, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Ten S.C. House members who are lawyers are pushing legislation to create…

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Throwback Thursday: How NOT to sell Santee Cooper

February 20, 2020 The Nerve

Lawmakers have been holding committee meetings all week on the S.C. Department of Administration’s report…

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PURC legislative members took junkets to utility industry-sponsored events

February 19, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT From 2007 through 2016, five longtime legislative members of a panel that…

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Public agencies in SC spending thousands to influence lawmakers, other state officials

February 14, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Last year, local municipalities, fire and other special purpose districts, public colleges…