South Carolina Research Authority

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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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Public agencies spend thousands on lobbyists during COVID-19 outbreak

October 27, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The spread of the coronavirus in South Carolina didn’t stop public agencies’…

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SC Launch records: Start-up companies failed to repay millions in financial aid

October 14, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT From December 2015 through April of this year, 16 start-up companies funded…

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Public agencies in SC spending thousands to influence lawmakers, other state officials

February 14, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Last year, local municipalities, fire and other special purpose districts, public colleges…

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Public agencies in SC spend more than $1 million total on state lobbyists

September 4, 2019 The Nerve

  By RICK BRUNDRETT For the first half of this year, North Myrtle Beach agreed…

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Lots of hands in S.C. pension and health insurance cookie jars

August 28, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When it comes to receiving taxpayer-funded state retirement and health insurance benefits,…

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High-paid lobbyists pushing SCRA legislation

February 21, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In 2016, Senate Finance Committee chairman Hugh Leatherman introduced a bill that…