Department of Administration

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State health agency spending relatively little from emergency covid funds

May 15, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Since lawmakers in March approved $45 million in emergency funding for the…

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Taxpayer, ratepayer tab totals $9M so far for review of secret Santee Cooper bids

January 17, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Eight private firms hired by the state to evaluate proposals for the…

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S.C. Legislature secretive when it comes to chamber spending plans

November 26, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT At least 100 state agencies have filed budget requests for the next…

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Thousands of state employees in the $100K-plus club

October 25, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In 2018, University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp received…

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The $4 billion piggy bank hidden from South Carolinians

October 23, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As state agencies prepare their proposed fiscal 2020-21 budgets, what they likely…

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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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Gov. McMaster hired federal lobbying firm for $15K monthly fee, records show

August 16, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster last December quietly hired a large law firm to…