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State House Money Matters

By Russ McKinney

Published April 2, 2021 at 5:27 AM EDT

FrankRainwater.pngFrank Rainwater, Dir. Of SC Office of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs before Senate Finance Committee March 30, 2021 — Frank Rainwater, Dir. Of SC Office of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs before Senate Finance Committee March 30, 2021

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Russ McKinney

Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.

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