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  • State pothole repair records full of holes

    By RICK BRUNDRETT Editor’s Note: This story is part of a two-article package on road issues facing South Carolinians. The other story can be found here. From fiscal year 2020 through the first six months of this fiscal year, the S.C. Department of Transportation might have patched up to 8.1...
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    April 30, 2026

  • Digging below the surface of SC's road woes

    By RICK BRUNDRETT Editor’s Note: This story is part of a two-article package on road issues facing South Carolinians. The other story can be found here. When it comes to roads, Randy West knows how to look below the surface for problems. West is director of the National Center for...
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    April 30, 2026

  • Rural transportation bill easily passes S.C. House; Senate fate uncertain

    BY RICK BRUNDRETT On a recent Monday, David Crawford says he gave a ride in his Edisto Island Shuttle van to three young women who informed him that they initially had requested an Uber to take them off the island, but that the driver canceled two minutes before their scheduled...
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    March 31, 2026

  • Officials mum on rescreening for S.C. Supreme Court seat

    By RICK BRUNDRETT More than three weeks after sitting S.C. Supreme Court Justice John Few dropped out of the race for his seat – triggering an automatic cancellation of the election – the state panel responsible for qualifying judicial candidates has been silent about when rescreening hearings will take place....
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    March 27, 2026

  • Summaries of judicial ethics complaints released, but secrecy remains

    By RICK BRUNDRETT Last fiscal year, of the 636 pending and new ethics complaints filed against S.C. judges, 490, or 77%, were dismissed, according to an annual Judicial Department report, though no detailed explanations for the dismissals or other specifics of those cases were given. After The Nerve for years...
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    February 27, 2026

  • Some lawmakers question ex-House speaker's bid for top court seat

    By RICK BRUNDRETT UPDATE: 3/3/26 – S.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Few announced on social media this morning that he was withdrawing from tomorrow’s scheduled election in the Legislature, writing on X, “It has become clear to me over recent weeks that I do not – and will not...
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    February 18, 2026

  • Limo company president says regs hindering expansion plans

    By RICK BRUNDRETT Editor’s note: Today’s story is part of a two-article package on transportation issues facing South Carolina. The other story can be found here. Greer-based Eastside Transportation bills itself as a “top-tier chauffeur service” for the Upstate, Columbia, Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta and surrounding areas, providing rides for airport...
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    January 29, 2026

  • Transportation options limited for poor or disabled rural S.C. residents

    By RICK BRUNDRETT Editor’s note: Today’s story is part of a two-article package on transportation issues facing South Carolina. The other story can be found here. For South Carolinians living in poverty or with disabilities, the lack of reliable transportation often is a major problem – especially in rural areas,...
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    January 29, 2026

  • S.C. Commerce seeking money for program with ties to Scout Motors

    By RICK BRUNDRETT UPDATE: 1/12/26 - In his proposed state budget for fiscal year 2026-27, which starts July 1, Gov. Henry McMaster included $50,048,662 through the S.C. Department of Commerce for "inflationary construction cost" related to the Scout Motors assembly plant under construction in Richland County. The proposed expenditure from...
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    December 12, 2025

  • State costs grow to $12.5M related to probes of disputed $1.8B

    By RICK BRUNDRETT The state-funded tab for investigations of and other matters related to the disputed $1.8 billion has grown to more than $12.5 million, according to the latest records reviewed by The Nerve. The new tally, which is based on records obtained under the S.C. Freedom of Information Act,...
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    November 25, 2025