Rick Quinn Calls For Special Elections To Fill Senate Vacancies
S.C. Rep. Rick Quinn (R-Lexington) today submitted legislation for pre-filing to change the way vacancies are filled for the office of United States Senator. If...
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Bill Would Strip SC Governors Of Senate Appointment Power
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LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIRE FUTURE U.S. SENATE VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY SPECIAL ELECTION Future United States Senate vacancies in South Carolina would be filled via...
Mark Sanford Mulls (Another) Gubernatorial Bid In 2014
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FORMER S.C. GOVERNOR COULD PLAY SPOILER Despite a very poor showing in recent statewide polling, former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford continues to plot a political...
Curtis Loftis Will Seek Reelection As SC Treasurer
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STATEWIDE OFFICIAL WON’T CHALLENGE NIKKI HALEY Barring any unexpected shifts in the Palmetto political landscape S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis will seek reelection to his post...
The Wire: 12/12/2012
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TIPS, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM FITS READERS Welcome to “The Wire!” We’re nine days away from the Mayan apocalypse, thirteen days away from Christmas and...
Jenny Sanford’s $400,000 Senate Seat?
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FORMER FIRST LADY BACKED 2010 “BAILOUT” OF NIKKI HALEY’S GUBERNATORIAL BID Former S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford signed off on a $400,000 “bailout” of then-State...
Vincent Sheheen Issues Statement On Poll Results
This afternoon Senator Vincent Sheheen released the following statement in response to questions regarding the latest poll: I believe it’s less about me and more...
SCDOR Running Deficit
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YOU PAY NOW! AND LATER … S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s revenue department (SCDOR) is asking taxpayers to shell out $20 million to cover the agency’s...
Assessing Nikki Haley’s “Short List”
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GOVERNOR NARROWS U.S. SENATE FIELD TO FIVE NAMES Sources close to S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley have provided CNN with her “short list” of possible appointments...
PPP: Vincent Sheheen Leads Nikki Haley
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GOVERNOR TRAILS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL IN THE “REDDEST STATE IN AMERICA” South Carolina is the reddest state in America (in more ways than one), but if...