Department of Administration

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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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SCDOT wants more gas-tax-hike money to spend while surplus grows

December 17, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Transportation wants approval to spend about $139 million…

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Judicial Department keeping staff salaries secret – again

December 3, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In a repeat of last year, the S.C. Judicial Department is resisting…

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Six-figure clubs growing at USC, Clemson

October 6, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, the Clemson University Board of Trustees gave president Jim Clements…

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Public cost of training Boeing workers far higher than projections

October 1, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When S.C. lawmakers in 2009 first approved massive taxpayer-backed funding for aerospace…

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The $5 billion surplus officials don’t talk about

September 8, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Out of this fiscal year’s $32.5 billion state budget, more than a…

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Some state agency heads start new fiscal year with big pay raises

July 7, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee has given five-figure pay hikes to a group…