Department of Health and Human Services

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State agencies issue millions in emergency purchase orders amid covid outbreak

May 29, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Transportation initially wanted more than $1 million worth…

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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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Little-known S.C. panel regularly OKs requests to release sensitive information

December 14, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT For at least two years, a few members of an obscure state…

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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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S.C. law, contracts offer few privacy protections for huge ‘data warehouse’

August 27, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT If you receive health-related services from certain state agencies, chances are you…

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How S.C. lawmakers might have access to your private information

July 3, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT For 10 years, a proviso tucked away in the state budget has…