South Carolina Sales Tax Blues
POOR PEOPLE, HIGH TAXES South Carolinians are among the poorest people in America – yet they pay the 17th highest sales tax in the country,...
The Nerve
Google’s SC Water Demands Slammed
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CRONY CAPITALISM? Google is drawing criticism over what some say is its excessive use of Lowcountry water resources. The company needs massive amounts of groundwater...
SC Waste Watch: More Shady Payments To “Republican” Consultant
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GETTING RICH OFF GOVERNMENT … A so-called “Republican” consultant with close ties to powerful S.C. Senator Hugh Leatherman is raking in hundreds of thousands of...
SC Waste Watch: GOP Consultant Gets Big (Taxpayer) Bucks
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FAILED PROGRAM PAYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO GOP ADVISOR … One of the “Republican” consultants tangentially tied to an ongoing anti-corruption investigation has raked in hundreds of thousands...
SC Pension Debacle: Another Voice
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DON’T TRUST LAWMAKERS TO PROPERLY FIX THEIR OWN COSTLY INCOMPETENCE … Following the lead of S.C. treasurer Curtis Loftis – who has made fixing the...
SC New Media Shakeup
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VETERAN REPORTER OUT AT “THE NERVE” Ron Aiken – one of the better investigative reporters in South Carolina – has left his post with The Nerve,...
Hugh Leatherman Busted Hiding Financial Ties
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REVELATIONS ALSO IMPACT CONTROVERSIAL HIGHWAY PROJECT … Credit reporter Ron Aiken of The (Columbia, S.C.) Nerve. He’s got one hell of a scoop up this...
“Reformer” Blasts SC Ethics Proposals
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AND RIGHTFULLY SO … The credibility of S.C. Policy Council president Ashley Landess has diminished greatly in recent weeks. Her organization – and its new...
SC “Penny Tax” Graft Continues
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THERE’S NO STOPPING THIS CORRUPT GRAVY TRAIN … Earlier this week we reported that the S.C. Department of Revenue (SCDOR) was close to announcing its...
#ProbeGate: Alan Wilson’s Worst Week Ever
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S.C. ATTORNEY GENERAL IMPLODES … To say S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson had a bad week would be an understatement. He had the absolute worst...