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Records: Boeing, Volvo to benefit from secretive ‘infrastructure’ program

February 1, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce wants to spend nearly half of $150…

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Commerce still silent on specifics of $150M ‘infrastructure’ program

January 28, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Department of Commerce officials remain tight-lipped about details of a proposed…

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Raises continue to flow to well-paid House, Senate staffers

November 5, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Another year, another round of raises for higher-paid S.C. House and Senate…

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Earmark secrecy continues as state budget goes into effect

June 30, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In vetoing 226 budget earmarks totaling $152.5 million, Gov. Henry McMaster last…

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House poised to spend millions more on pork projects

June 8, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. House this week could pass a revised version of the…

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Plenty of pork in governor’s proposed state spending plan

January 22, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In touting Gov. Henry McMaster’s proposed fiscal 2022 state budget, his office…

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COVID-19 not threatening high S.C. university salaries

August 20, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As University of South Carolina and Clemson University students return to in-person…