SC Open Records: The Next Step
END LEGISLATIVE EXEMPTION … We wrote last week about some positive upgrades to South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws – reforms which should make...
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Henry McMaster Signs Freedom of Information Bill
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PROGRESS ON OPEN RECORDS … Earlier this month we filed a report on the proposed bolstering of South Carolina’s open records laws. We’re happy to...
SC Open Records Law Bolstered
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GOOD NEWS FOR WATCHDOGS, REPORTERS … South Carolina’s open records law got a little bit stronger this year thanks to the efforts of S.C. Reps....
SC Republican House Passes $1.8 Billion Tax Hike
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BEHOLD THE PARTY OF “LIMITED GOVERNMENT …” For the second time in three years, the so-called “Republican” S.C. House of Representatives has voted to raise...
Report: SC Lawmaker Calls Colleague A “Mother F*cker”
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“REPUBLICAN” REPORTEDLY PLACED ON WATCH FOR THREATENING BEHAVIOR By FITSNEWS || We’ve frequently referred to South Carolina’s all-powerful, ubiquitously corrupt General Assembly as “taxpayer-funded adult...
South Carolina Lawmaker Proposes Article V Convention
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A South Carolina lawmaker wants the Palmetto State to call a national convention – or an “Article V” convention – to propose amendments to the...
SC Needs To Fix FOIA For Real
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For those of you keeping score at home, South Carolina ranks dead last in the nation when it comes to the accessibility of government documents....
FOIA Reform Law Proposed
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(Columbia, S.C., Dec. 18, 2012) South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law would be revamped making government much more transparent and responsive with passage...