Tim Pearson, chief of staff for Gov. Nikki Haley, is questioned by members of a Senate panel Dec. 8 regarding a water quality permit for the dredging of the Savannah River.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal approached Haley and asked if the DHEC board could hear the case for issuing a permit following a recommendation by DHEC staff that the permit not be approved, Pearson tells Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, during a Senate hearing Dec. 8 in Columbia.
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December 14, 2011
Investigative Reports