state budget

3 min read

Lawmakers approve massive state budget stuffed with pork projects

June 22, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Lawmakers on Monday sent a strong message in adopting a state budget…

4 min read

Millions more proposed for Senate, House chambers under state spending plan

May 12, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The Senate’s version of the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year…

4 min read 2

Big government grows with new state agencies

May 5, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT No matter who’s in charge, state government in South Carolina just keeps…

5 min read

Senators pushing plenty of pork projects through taxpayer-funded earmarks

April 28, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. senators want to spend nearly $108 million next fiscal year on…

4 min read

State spending continues to swell amid pandemic

March 19, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When the full S.C. House meets next week to debate the fiscal…

4 min read

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…

4 min read

S.C. Legislature secretive when it comes to chamber spending plans

November 26, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT At least 100 state agencies have filed budget requests for the next…