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 reason, SCPC has partnered with the Texas Public Policy Foundation for a new project: the South Carolina Sustainable budget.  The idea is simple: government budget increases should …

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 of letting those cases play out, lawmakers are pushing a bill to retroactively change the definition of fee, which would effectively crush the lawsuits and …

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. The two also question why state and local government isn’t using the full power of the internet to deliver more information to citizens instantly.

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 session, and even posting public records online can go a long way to address major state government issues and empower citizens to hold public officials …

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 county websites and let us know if they provide any information about their legislative.

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.