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Lawmakers want more control over agency head pay hikes

November 17, 2021 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers just can’t resist trying to exert more power over another…

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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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S.C. lawmakers paying for trips to Egypt, other countries with campaign funds

November 8, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As many as 17 S.C. lawmakers traveled to Egypt last month, most…

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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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Legislators show little transparency about their private income sources

March 29, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Since July 2013, the S.C. Department of Transportation has paid a total…