Judicial Department

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‘Exempt’ state agencies staffed with $100K+ workers

December 18, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Two months ago, The Nerve asked the state-created South Carolina Research Authority…

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Plenty of Ports Authority employees in six-figure salary club

December 9, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT More than 200 S.C. Ports Authority employees received at least $100,000 in…

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Judicial Department reverses course, releases staff salaries after Nerve story

November 23, 2020 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT Less than three hours after The Nerve revealed Friday that the…

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State court system keeps staff salaries secret from the public

November 20, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Judicial Department – the third branch of state government –…

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As South Carolinians’ income shrinks, state agency surpluses grow

September 3, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce started fiscal 2021 with a $103.1 million…

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Lawyer-lawmakers largely control who becomes a judge in SC. Here’s their latest power play

February 21, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Ten S.C. House members who are lawyers are pushing legislation to create…

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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…