surpluses

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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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Lawmakers to spend millions on incumbency-protection maps

July 22, 2021 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. House and Senate plan to spend millions creating new legislative…

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No shortage of budget pork amid COVID-19 outbreak

December 11, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When lawmakers return in January for a new legislative session, they likely…

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The $4 billion state officials are keeping secret

September 18, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Many politicians and other government officials don’t want to publicly acknowledge the…

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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…