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Lawmaker: Little vetting of governor’s pick for DOT Commission
By RICK BRUNDRETT Gov. Henry McMaster quietly appointed the owner of a well-known Columbia restaurant – and generous campaign donor – to a
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Top lawmakers’ campaign spending didn’t stop with re-election
By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the last three months of 2020, the November general election wasn’t the only expense that top S.C. lawmakers covered with
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Lawmakers routinely tap campaign funds for ‘other’ expenses
By RICK BRUNDRETT Politicians typically spend campaign funds on things like signs, billboards, TV, radio or internet advertising. But S.C. lawmakers
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State health agency spending relatively little from emergency covid funds
By RICK BRUNDRETT Since lawmakers in March approved $45 million in emergency funding for the state health department’s response to the