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Sweeping transparency reforms proposed in House bill

February 10, 2023 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Citizens would have far easier access to state and local government records…

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Revolutionary War project: 250 years later, taxpayers squeezed again?

November 10, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When it comes to South Carolina history, some state officials might need…

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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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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…