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Lawmakers want more control over agency head pay hikes

November 17, 2021 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers just can’t resist trying to exert more power over another…

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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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Millions more proposed for Senate, House chambers under state spending plan

May 12, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The Senate’s version of the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year…

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S.C. Senate staffers quietly receive pay raises

November 6, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Since last December, 15 S.C. Senate staffers, including the chamber’s top administrator,…

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How S.C. lawmakers increase their odds of staying in power

March 25, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Every 10 years, S.C. lawmakers re-exert their authority to draw legislative and…

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State law violated: PURC fails to submit annual reviews of PSC members

January 24, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee violated state law in recent years by not…

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Six-figure House, Senate staff club growing bigger

December 17, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Since last year, the permanent workforce in the S.C. House and Senate…