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Governor's secret task force still mum on mystery $1.8B
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 at least six times in less than two months but hasn’t yet publicly released any specific findings. As The Nerve revealed last month,...
Written by Rick Brundrett
June 04, 2024 -
The multibillion-dollar state surplus that keeps growing
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 BRUNDRETT S.C. lawmakers don’t talk much publicly about this part of the state’s coffers, though it’s a huge chunk of money. Known as “other”...
Written by Rick Brundrett
May 20, 2024 -
Secret meetings of governor's task force end run around state law?
Editor’s note: This is the second investigative story in a two-part package on massive state financial accounts. The other story can be found here. By RICK BRUNDRETT A task force created last month by Gov. Henry McMaster to investigate a reportedly unclaimed $1.8 billion in a state account has met...
Written by Rick Brundrett
May 20, 2024 -
SCPC, SCPIF dispute Commerce's spin on Scout ethics complaint
May 16, 2024 MEDIA RELEASE The following is a joint statement issued by the South Carolina Policy Council and South Carolina Public Interest Foundation in response to a recent opinion column submitted by S.C. Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey to at least two news outlets in the state:
Written by Rick Brundrett
May 16, 2024 -
SC Policy Council, SC Public Interest Foundation file ethics complaint against Scout Motors
By RICK BRUNDRETT The South Carolina Policy Council – the parent organization of The Nerve – and the South Carolina Public Interest Foundation have jointly filed a state ethics complaint against Scout Motors related to the $1.29 billion state appropriation last year for the company’s electric-vehicle assembly plant under construction...
Written by Rick Brundrett
April 29, 2024 -
Capped out: State law hurts qualified judicial candidates' election chances
By RICK BRUNDRETT Update: 7/2/24 - Gov. Henry McMaster signed into a law a judicial reform bill that, among other things, will increase the nominee cap from three to six per judicial seat filled by the S.C. Legislature and will allow the governor to appoint four members of the Judicial...
Written by Rick Brundrett
April 16, 2024 -
Unapproved nuke model part of SC 'clean electricity' plan
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. officials want to spend millions of state tax dollars on a new “clean electricity” strategy that includes a type of nuclear technology currently not in use by any U.S. utility, an investigation by The Nerve has found. In recently passing its version of the nearly $41...
Written by Rick Brundrett
March 26, 2024 -
Many county magistrates still on bench past their terms
By RICK BRUNDRETT Update: 3/13/24 - A total of 66 county magistrates statewide remain in "holdover status," according to an updated list released by the S.C. Court Administration office. The latest list was provided after The Nerve on Feb. 23 submitted a written request under the state Freedom of Information...
Written by Rick Brundrett
March 04, 2024 -
Ex-lawmakers, others with legislative ties often shoo-ins for S.C. judicial seats
By RICK BRUNDRETT Update: 3/14/24 - Following is an updated list of the salaries of higher-level state judges, which was released by the S.C. Court Administration office following a Feb. 2 written request by The Nerve under the state Freedom of Information Act: Supreme Court chief justice ($235,186), Supreme Court...
Written by Rick Brundrett
February 07, 2024 -
Records: SC offered Scout Motors far sweeter deal compared to MS
By RICK BRUNDRETT The $1 billion taxpayer-funded gift that S.C. lawmakers last year approved for the Scout Motors electric vehicle plant was seven times more than what officials in Mississippi, which lost out to South Carolina, were willing to offer in state grant funding through special legislation, records obtained by...
Written by Rick Brundrett
February 01, 2024