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Our Vision


The Nerve is a project of the South Carolina Policy Council.  SCPC is non-profit, non-partisan and non-government.  That means we aren’t political.  We aren’t looking to make a buck.  We don’t work for special interests and we do not take public money. 

We promote ideas like limited government, free enterprise and individual liberty.  We created The Nerve because there isn’t enough independent reporting on government and the politicians who run it. So we hired veteran South Carolina investigative reporters to cover the big stuff in Columbia.  They’re very, very good.  What makes The Nerve even better is the volunteers from all over the state who are our citizen reporters.  They’ll help us monitor and report on government from the Statehouse and their hometowns.

The new media makes it possible for us to report real information in real time.  There is a void in South Carolina for substantive, well-researched news about how our government is run, how the legislature operates and where our tax dollars are really going.  We’ll provide a forum for your anonymous tips and opinions (we promise not even we’ll know your identity), and our reporters will do their best to follow up on them. 

Yes, it takes a lot of work to do what all that.  Also takes a lot of guts.  Welcome to The Nerve.

Meet some of our citizen reporters:


"I am participating as a citizen reporter to ensure that the citizens of South Carolina, the legislators and the legislatees, do not lose their moral sense or lose their respect for the law.  "

Johnnie Bellamy - Citizen Reporter - Horry County

 

"This is an opportunity to show the political path being taken locally."

 Jan Williams - Citizen Reporter - Greenville County

 

"It is my belief that "we the People" have the right to know how our representatives vote in spending our money and taxing us." 

Ed Rumsey - Citizen Reporter - Oconee County 

 

"My reason for being a Citizen Reporter is to enlighten the public with the facts on what is being done by our elected representatives in government and promote participation by the public in telling our representatives how we want government to work.  Without an educated conservative public voice and elected representatives fighting for our principles and freedom, the American dream will not survive." 

Bob Erikson - Citizen Reporter –Aiken County

 

"I am excited that Citizen Reporters will give the public another venue to obtain information on important issues Having more light shining on government can only make for a better place to live!"

Kim Murphy – Citizen Reporter – Richland County

 

"This is an opportunity to become more involved with issues that impact every tax payers, businesses, schools on a State, County and Local wide basis."

Tony Coffaro – Citizen Reporter – Aiken County