Announcing the South Carolina Sustainable Budget
State government spending has been on the rise – a path that, if not corrected, threatens to undo recent progress on taxes and erode South Carolina’s competitive edge. For that…
What is a fee? The multimillion-dollar question
When the state Supreme Court declared Greenville County’s annual road maintenance fee invalid last year, it triggered a wave of lawsuits challenging similar charges in other municipalities and counties. Instead…
Getting public records shouldn’t be this hard
Bryce sits down with veteran investigative reporter and editor of The Nerve, Rick Brundrett, to discuss public records in South Carolina, which can be expensive and time consuming to obtain.…
These eight reforms can reshape South Carolina
In our latest video, we go in-depth on our recently published report, Eight reforms to take your power back, to explain how changes like reforming our judicial selection process, shortening the legislative…
Delegations in SC among most powerful in nation
We talk through our latest project which revealed that legislative delegations in South Carolina are among the most powerful in the nation. We’re also asking SC viewers to find their…
South Carolina’s magistrate judge problem
We break down the issues facing South Carolina’s magistrate court system, where in some counties, a single state senator is primarily responsible for the selection of powerful local judges.
Small groups of lawmakers with tremendous power.
In our latest video, we look at how small groups of lawmakers control crucial functions of state government, and what that means for the everyday lives of South Carolinians.
State lawmakers are gearing up for a new road funding bill.
During a special committee held last week, lawmakers made the bold claim that SC’s method of funding transportation will soon need to change as fuel-efficient/electric vehicles become more widely adopted.…
House speaker admits SC shouldn’t be in the power business.
During Tuesday’s Santee Cooper conference committee, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas admitted that government should get out of the power generation business. He also worried that, even with the proposed…
Quick look: What’s happening with Santee Cooper?
In our first video, we look at what’s been happening with state-owned utility Santee Cooper, and break down why certain reforms proposed by lawmakers fall short.