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Senators keep tight control over county magistrates

April 14, 2021 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT If there’s one power that S.C. senators likely will never relinquish…

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Lawmakers continue looking after their own business interests

January 13, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As lawmakers return to Columbia this week to consider big issues such…

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How one S.C. senator can control the appointment of county magistrates

July 2, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Senate’s quiet move at the end of last week’s special…

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Senators continue tradition of keeping magistrates on short leashes

February 5, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, state senators largely control the selection of more than…