Bruce Bannister

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Governor, House want SC taxpayers to eat plenty of pork in fiscal ’21

March 6, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Buried in the latest $32.3 billion state spending plan for next fiscal…

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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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Proviso pork spending: A longstanding legislative tradition

April 27, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As S.C. lawmakers head into the final weeks of adopting an approximately…

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House, Senate chambers sitting on huge reserves while seeking more tax dollars

March 22, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. House and Senate know how to take care of each…

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House members push pet projects through taxpayer-funded earmarks

March 13, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Reps. Bruce Bannister and Dwight Loftis want $5 million in state…