The Nerve is an investigative news site that focuses on government waste, lack of transparency, conflicts of interest and abuse of power in South Carolina. It was founded in 2010 by the South Carolina Policy Council, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that promotes the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty and responsibility.
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. taxpayer tab for outside attorneys and accountants hired in connection with investigations into the mystery $1.8 billion could run...
By RICK BRUNDRETT Update 7/3/24: Four days after we published this story on a global law firm with experience in federal securities investigations that has a...
By RICK BRUNDRETT A task force created by Gov. Henry McMaster to investigate a mysterious $1.8 billion that reportedly is in a state account has met secretly...
Editor’s note: This is the first investigative story in a two-part package on massive state financial accounts. The other story can be found here. By RICK BR...