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The $5 billion surplus officials don’t talk about

September 8, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Out of this fiscal year’s $32.5 billion state budget, more than a…

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State surpluses keep growing. Taxpayers likely won’t get any of it back

August 25, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers have far more state tax dollars to play with this fiscal…

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How S.C. lawmakers increase their odds of staying in power

March 25, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Every 10 years, S.C. lawmakers re-exert their authority to draw legislative and…

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State agencies sitting on big reserves; lawmakers returning little to taxpayers

September 11, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT If the S.C. House of Representatives decided to forgo its entire $22.7…

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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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Number of higher-paid S.C. House, Senate staffers increasing

October 19, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The number of higher-paid staffers in the S.C. House and Senate keeps…

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S.C. agencies sitting on nearly $500M in taxpayer funds

September 6, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT As S.C. lawmakers plan to push a massive borrowing bill next year,…