#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Suspended
That didn’t take long … S.C. Speaker of the House Jay Lucas‘ office has confirmed that State Rep. Jimmy Merrill – who was indicted today...
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A (SC) House Divided – Again
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LEGISLATIVE INTRIGUES ABOUND … To say last year’s legislative drama over the lowering of the Confederate flag badly divided the S.C. House of Representatives apart would be an understatement....
SC Speaker Sidesteps House Committee Battle
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FIGHT OVER LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CHAIRMANSHIP AVERTED … S.C. Speaker of the House Jay Lucas sidestepped a major internal battle within his divided GOP...
Ned Sloan Speaks Out On “Roads Bill” Lawsuit
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… AND WHY HE PREFERS “GADFLY” TO “WATCHDOG” Last week, we ran a post on a major lawsuit filed against S.C. Speaker of the House...
#ProbeGate: Panic Grips SC House “Republicans”
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MEMBERS IN THE DARK AS GOP BRACES FOR “NIGHTMARE SCENARIO” “Republican” members of the S.C. House of Representatives are panicking after more than two decades...
#ProbeGate: SC House “Republicans” Turn Over Financial Records
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GOP LEADERS VOW TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION … Claiming they have “nothing to hide,” several prominent “Republican” leaders in the S.C. House of Representatives have turned...
#ProbeGate: Lawyering Up
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MOVES, COUNTERMOVES IN SHADOW OF SCANDAL … The S.C. House “Republican” Caucus has hired a powerful Democratic attorney to represent its interests as an ongoing investigation...
Jay Lucas Sticking Around
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SPEAKER FINDS HIS FOOTING … S.C. Speaker of the House Jay Lucas had a bitter and bruising first year on the job. An acrimonious fight over...
Another SC Tax Study Committee?
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HERE WE GO AGAIN … What do South Carolina politicians do when they wish to sound serious about an issue … but really aren’t? Easy: They form...
SC “Failure Factory” Should Be Investigated
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RURAL SCHOOL UNDER FIRE … A few days ago we ran a report outlining allegations against administrators at Cheraw High School – a government-run “failure...