Nikki Haley Confirmation: Smooth Sailing
SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR IS GETTING ANOTHER “HALL PASS” S.C. governor Nikki Haley appears to be a lock to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as...
Jimmy Merrill
#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Plea Negotiations Are Underway
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WILL HE SING? Attorneys for embattled S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill have been meeting with prosecutors this week in an effort to negotiate a plea agreement...
#ProbeGate: Battle Looming Over Scope Of Investigation
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WHERE DOES SPECIAL PROSECUTOR’S AUTHORITY END? To say the “hammer fell” earlier this month on S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill would be a colossal understatement. The...
#ProbeGate: The Damning Jimmy Merrill Realtors Indictments
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THE DEFINITION OF PAY-TO-PLAY … For the better part of the last decade-and-a-half, the S.C. Association of Realtors has been widely regarded as one of...
#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Released On Bond
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INDICTED LAWMAKER APPEARS IN COURT … Indicted S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill appeared before a state judge on Thursday and was released on a $146,000 personal recognizance...
SC Senator Blasts “Whiny Council”
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ORGANIZATION “ALL SHRILL, NO SUBSTANCE” For years, the S.C. Policy Council was among the more influential voices in the Palmetto political universe. Under the leadership of...
#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...
#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Suspended
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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...
What The Jimmy Merrill Indictments Tell Us About #ProbeGate
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BOTTOM LINE? IT’S SERIOUS … After more than two years of speculation, there was finally another indictment this week in the ongoing investigation into alleged...
#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Indicted
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LAWMAKER LATEST TO BE ENSNARED BY ONGOING ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill has been indicted by a statewide grand jury on “multiple counts,” according to...