Comptroller General’s Office

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No shortage of budget pork amid COVID-19 outbreak

December 11, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When lawmakers return in January for a new legislative session, they likely…

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S.C. medical stockpiles big enough for future health emergencies?

June 12, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Whether South Carolina has enough medical supplies to deal with the next…

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State agencies sitting on big reserves; lawmakers returning little to taxpayers

September 11, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT If the S.C. House of Representatives decided to forgo its entire $22.7…

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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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S.C.’s massive debt load partly based on misleading state finance report

March 15, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When it comes to debt, the state of South Carolina is swimming…

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S.C. agencies sitting on nearly $500M in taxpayer funds

September 6, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As S.C. lawmakers plan to push a massive borrowing bill next year,…

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Year 1 of the gas-tax-hike law: Hundreds of millions collected, little spent

August 22, 2018 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT One year after the state law took effect hiking the gasoline…