Fundraising Invite Roils SC Supreme Court Race
SPOUSE OF JUDICIAL CANDIDATE LISTED AS SPONSOR AT TOP LAWMAKER’S EVENT Another S.C. Supreme Court race, another scandal … The more things change, right? Seriously …...
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Tom Davis Statement On SC Supreme Court Ruling
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BEAUFORT, S.C. – South Carolina State Senator Tom Davis released the following statement regarding the order (attached) filed yesterday by the Supreme Court of South...
SC Supreme Court To Hear Succession Case
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WHO WILL BE THE PALMETTO STATE’S NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? The South Carolina Supreme Court has exercised its right to hear a petition that could decide who...
SC Lawmakers Preview Their Fiscal Disaster
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THE MORE THINGS CHANGE … This week “leaders” of the S.C. General Assembly invited members of the mainstream media to Columbia, S.C. for a preview of...
SC Fifth District Field: An Update
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FIELD FIRMING UP … Last month we did a post on the prospective field for South Carolina’s fifth congressional district – which could soon find itself...
Florence Lawyer Solicits Cash For Hugh Leatherman “Portrait”
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COUGH IT UP, CHOPPERS … A powerful, politically-connected attorney is soliciting contributions in connection with a “portrait unveiling ceremony” for powerful S.C. Senate president Hugh...
Another SC Ports Clusterfuck
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THIS ONE IS COSTING TAXPAYERS $35 MILLION … It’s been a terrible year for the government-run Port of Charleston … Actually scratch that … it’s been...
#ProbeGate: How To Stop The Corruption
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THREE SIMPLE STEPS … This week’s thirty-count public corruption indictment of S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill was a seismic development with potentially far-reaching consequences for Palmetto State...
SC Hikes Retirement Rate For Taxpayers, State Employees
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“TOLD YOU SO …” And so it begins … The costly pension fund debacle this website has been warning readers about (for years) took a massive...
SC Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Gas Tax
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“REVENUE ENHANCEMENT” COULD BE A MOVING TARGET … It’s no secret Republican leaders in the S.C. General Assembly will renew their push for an increase in...