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To Our Readers: The Nerve is not planning to publish new stories this week and next in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Thank you very much for all your support this year, and we are planning more hard-hitting stories for 2024 to hold politicians and other public officials accountable. So stay tuned!
In the meantime, feel free to revisit some of our top stories from 2023:
ESG battles heating up over state pension plan
Senators feast on taxpayer-funded earmarks for pricey projects
House follows Senate in earmark money grab
Governor’s vetoes don’t touch hundreds of millions in earmark spending
Federal school-choice suit raises questions about future court, legislative actions
S.C. counties spending above inflation, population growth
Under the hood: Huge taxpayer tab, ESG mandates in Scout Motors deal
Hidden currents: How S.C. officials kept electric vehicle project secret
Electric bus maker required to do less for taxpayer-backed incentives
What S.C. officials don’t ‘really, really’ want you to know about incentives
Courting favor? Senator’s cases before magistrates raise ethics questions