The balance of power in state government shifted somewhat Monday, courtesy of the S.C. Supreme…
Month: August 2011
Tony Keck, director of the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, questions why South…
A new study by the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business identifying the…
Employers are working with secondary schools and colleges “to engage in curriculum planning,” according to…
The S.C. Department of Transportation’s year-end surpluses have plummeted by about $217 million, or 91 percent,…
By Marc Knapp Citizen Reporter Desperate times, desperate acts. OK, it may be exaggeration to…
Six months after state auditors called for more efficient administration of the South Carolina National…
Tourism is widely cited as South Carolina’s No. 1 industry. But just like manufacturing, agriculture…
Congressman Trey Gowdy sings the praises of ICAR during a congressional delegation field hearing focused…
Payments to local school districts from primarily the sale of timber and pine straw on…
By Warwick Jones Citizen Reporter It was believed that the recommendations of the Urban Grants…
By ERIC WARD University of South Carolina administrators were not necessarily acting out of…
Members the Competitiveness and Transparency subcommitte have a difficult time finding a positive take on…
Anne Castro of BlueCross and BlueShield of S.C. and Rep. Bill Sandifer discuss how likely…
An outspoken Charleston County School Board member says she was targeted by the board chairman…
Congressman Joe Wilson, speaking during a congressional delegation field hearing Aug. 16 in Greenville, says…
For an organization that purports to favor such free market ideals as fostering competitiveness, enhancing…
With Congress on recess, two members of South Carolina’s congressional delegation presided over a field…
Since 2003, at least 21 counties and local municipalities in South Carolina collectively have spent…
One of the most powerful members of the S.C. General Assembly has traversed the revolving…
Consolidating school districts isn’t as easy as changing logos on letterheads, but supporters say that…
Earlier this year, Senator Hugh Leatherman, in criticizing a bill that would have opened all…
By ERIC WARD A wide-ranging meeting Gov. Nikki Haley organized in June to discuss state…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A lobbying firm run by a cousin of Congressman James Clyburn…
Taking questions from the media following the signing of the tort reform bill during a…
A familiar elephant was in the room when the S.C. Budget and Control Board met…
By Summer Solum Citizen Reporter Tim Winslow, an attorney with the South Carolina Association of…
By ERIC WARD Does South Carolina pay for its top magazine rankings? If the true…
South Carolina businessman Harry Lightsey talks about why passage of the recent tort reform bill…
If South Carolina’s top-paid school superintendents had to justify their salaries based on their districts’…
By Summer Solum Citizen Reporter Tim Winslow, an attorney with the South Carolina Association of…
It’s that back-to-school time of year. Yes, it’s that time, once again, when fresh-faced students…
By KEVIN DIETRICH More than two years after the South Carolina Policy Council first reported…
Will Shrader, a senior vice president with BlueCross and BlueShield of S.C., explains during a…
This time of year, the town of Hilton Head Island and city of Myrtle Beach…