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State lawmakers debate transparency limits on financial records as USC begins paying its athletes

The University of South Carolina prepares to distribute up to $20.5 million annually to student-athletes under a new NCAA settlement, as state lawmakers quickly advance legislation that would allow the university to withhold details of those payments from the public. The discourse follows a Richland County lawsuit, after being denied those records ignited longstanding governmental transparency debates.