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Category Archives: Other Funds
No End in Sight for Court Fees
If users of the state’s court system are hoping to see lower court fees any time soon, they likely won’t find an ally in S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal. During a hearing last week before a Senate Judiciary … Continue reading
Lawmaker: What About the Debt?
Sen. Kevin Bryant, a member of the Joint Other Funds Oversight Committee, questions an S.C. Commission on Higher Education official as to when the agency is going to do something besides ask for more money. Bryant, R-Anderson, raised the question … Continue reading
Clemson Sustainability Program in Line for $445,000 in State Funds
A Clemson University program that at least one legislator thought would be better suited for state government was recommended to receive nearly $450,000 in state funding last week. The S.C. Commission on Higher Education got approval from the Joint Other … Continue reading
Changes and Evaluation Likely Coming to Lt. Governor’s Office
A proposal that has passed the S.C. House would change the election and responsibilities of the state’s lieutenant governor at the same time lawmakers are questioning the effectiveness of a state office that has faced much controversy in recent years. … Continue reading
Posted in General Assembly, Legislation, Other Funds, Transparency
Tagged Andre Bauer, Ken Ard, Rep. Jim Merrill, Rep. Tom Young, Sen. Larry Martin
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Court System Raking in Fees, Accumulating Millions in Reserves
File a lawsuit in circuit court in South Carolina and it will cost you $150. Add another $25 for each motion filed in your suit. If you’re filing a civil complaint in magistrate’s court, you’ll pay $25. Throw in another … Continue reading
S.C. Tech System Says it Needs Money, but Goes on Hiring Spree
For a system that’s crying poor, the S.C. State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education has several institutions in the midst of a hiring frenzy. Of 580 openings listed on the official South Carolina state jobs page earlier this month, … Continue reading
State Agencies Cry Poverty While Amassing Large Surpluses
South Carolina’s 33 public colleges and universities collectively amassed nearly $900 million in “unrestricted” assets – generally surplus money that can be spent on anything – as of June 30, according to year-end financial statements reviewed by The Nerve. In … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Budget, General Assembly, Higher Education, Other Funds, State Agencies, Transparency
Tagged Clemson University, College of Charleston, Medical University of South Carolina, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, S.C. Department of Transportation, University of South Carolina
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Haley Passing on Zero-Base Budgeting?
When Gov. Nikki Haley was an S.C. House member in 2009, she sponsored a bill that would have required the governor and General Assembly to radically change the way the state budget is prepared. Typically, in crafting the budget for … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, General Assembly, Legislation, Other Funds
Tagged Converse Chellis, Gov. Nikki Haley, Sen. Hugh Leatherman, ZBB, zero-base budgeting
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More Questions Arise Regarding Program that Won’t Die
After more than two years and into a second administration, the S.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Office still has not revealed to The Nerve any statutory evidence authorizing the specific use of tax dollars for a little-known competitive grants program that has … Continue reading
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