COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s top jurist on Tuesday characterized a dispute between Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the board that oversees pension funds for the state’s public workers as "political theater."
Chief Justice Jean Toal made the comment as the court heard the Retirement System Investment Commission’s lawsuit against Loftis. The commission sued the first-term Republican last week, asking the court to force him to transfer money for an investment that he and the rest of the board approved last November.
