State House Watch: Gas Tax Conferees Named
DEAL? OR NO DEAL? Six South Carolina lawmakers have been tasked with reconciling major differences between S.C. House and State Senate versions of a proposed...
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SC House Rebukes Senate Version Of Gas Tax Hike
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WILL “ROADS BILL” EVEN MAKE IT TO GOVERNOR’S DESK? “Republican” leaders in the S.C. House of Representatives are refusing to accept the State Senate’s version of...
Henry McMaster Still Won’t Fire SCDPS Director
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HOW MANY BOMBSHELLS IS IT GOING TO TAKE? S.C. governor Henry McMaster is still sticking with embattled Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) director Leroy Smith – despite...
Damning SCDPS Report Released
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DIRECTOR ACCUSED OF “MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE …” South Carolina’s House legislative oversight committee has issued its long-awaited report on the scandal-scarred S.C. Department of Public Safety...
Leaked Documents Blast Embattled SCDPS Director
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HENRY McMASTER MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK HIS DECISION TO STICK WITH LEROY SMITH … Soaring traffic fatalities, lax law enforcement, misappropriation of funds, poor recruitment...
Henry McMaster Stands By Embattled SCDPS Director
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SAY HUH? South Carolina governor Henry McMaster shocked leaders in the S.C. House of Representatives this week when his office stood by embattled S.C. Department of...
Ranking SC Democrat Targets Palmetto State’s Top Cop
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TODD RUTHERFORD MOVES TO STRIP LEROY SMITH’S SALARY FROM STATE BUDGET … The ranking Democratic lawmaker in the S.C. House of Representatives wants to stop paying one...
Casino Gaming Draws Huge Support In SC
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POLL SHOWS SOUTH CAROLINIANS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT AN END TO STATE GOVERNMENT’S MONOPOLY ON GAMBLING … There’s been plenty of parsing when it comes to the...
SC Medical Marijuana Advocates To Unveil New Bill
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SUPPORT GROWING … Hoping to build on recent momentum, advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana in South Carolina will unveil their latest legislative proposal this week. Dubbed...
#ProbeGate: Democrats Dumb Move
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ILL-ADVISED “INTERRUPTION” COULD CREATE SERIOUS HEADACHES FOR PROSECUTOR “N’interrompez jamais un ennemi qui est en train de faire une erreur.” That quote, attributed to the...