By RICK BRUNDRETT Reformers of the Freedom of Information Act in South Carolina –…
Month: June 2014
The state Department of Education has been repaid $52,046 by the South Carolina Autism Society…
As the Internal Revenue Service faces tough questions these days about thousands of missing emails…
OUR DAY IN COURT The hearing before the Supreme Court Tuesday felt like the meeting…
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It wasn’t an easy day Tuesday in the state’s top court for S.C. Attorney General…
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As a Cuban American, I’m sometimes asked what the Cuban Revolution was like. My answer…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ethics agency told to call advocacy group to ‘confirm understanding’ The head of…
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You won’t find it in the official S.C. Senate Journal, but there initially were more…
UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S NOT BETTER THAN NOTHING The so-called “ethics reform” bill is being spun as…
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In a stunning announcement Tuesday, Bill Nettles, the U.S. attorney for South Carolina, revealed that…
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In a press release Monday, Gov. Nikki Haley touted her announcements of three separate Upstate…
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they…
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A touted “ethics-reform” bill awaiting action next week by the S.C. Senate likely would do…
Although the South Carolina Policy Council doesn’t engage in elections, we certainly play a large…
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Anderson County School District Five has been the subject of two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits (ongoing…
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NO DEBATE THIS YEAR. JUST A FEW BACKROOM DEALS. It’s no secret that South Carolina…
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It’s not very often that South Carolina’s chief prosecutor can officially vent a little against…
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S.C. lawmakers apparently don’t believe in “slumming it” while in Columbia during legislative session weeks….
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ETHICS REFORM? YEAH, RIGHT. For two years a diverse coalition has stood together to demand…
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Sumter County this fiscal year shelled out a collective $39,000 to seven lawmakers who represent…
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$4,000 A YEAR FOR ONE SMALL BUSINESS The most significant tax cut passed by the…
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As of three weeks ago, the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority had nearly $48 million in…