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Lawmaker: Little vetting of governor’s pick for DOT Commission

August 3, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster quietly appointed the owner of a well-known Columbia restaurant…

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Some state agency heads start new fiscal year with big pay raises

July 7, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A legislatively controlled committee has given five-figure pay hikes to a group…

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Top lawmakers’ campaign spending didn’t stop with re-election

January 29, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the last three months of 2020, the November general election wasn’t…

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SCDOT director among dozens in agency’s growing six-figure club

February 11, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The number of S.C. Department of Transportation employees making at least $100,000…

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S.C. lawmakers spending campaign funds on favorite charities, other ‘gifts’

November 13, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT During this year’s legislative session, S.C. Sen. Hugh Leatherman spent a total…