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$5M in bonuses doled out to Santee Cooper employees

January 5, 2022 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT More than 1,300 Santee Cooper workers last year received “incentive” bonuses totaling…

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Santee Cooper deep in debt, still spending millions on ecodevo projects

August 12, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Santee Cooper’s electric customers are on the hook for billions in debt…

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Santee Cooper board still has expired, vacant seats despite ‘reform’ law

June 18, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Of the 12 seats on the board governing state-owned utility Santee Cooper,…

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Lawmakers continue to push their pet projects – at taxpayer expense

March 10, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In debating next fiscal year’s state budget, House members could decide this…

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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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Long legislative tradition of putting ex-colleagues, relatives in high-paying public jobs

October 15, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The possibility that two more ex-lawmakers could join the state Public Service…

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Legislators continue to look out for their own bottom lines

March 27, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Another year, another round of state lawmakers supporting legislation that could fatten…