You won’t find it in the official S.C. Senate Journal, but there initially were more…
Year: 2014
UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S NOT BETTER THAN NOTHING The so-called “ethics reform” bill is being spun as…
In a stunning announcement Tuesday, Bill Nettles, the U.S. attorney for South Carolina, revealed that…
In a press release Monday, Gov. Nikki Haley touted her announcements of three separate Upstate…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they…
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…
Anderson County School District Five has been the subject of two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits (ongoing…
NO DEBATE THIS YEAR. JUST A FEW BACKROOM DEALS. It’s no secret that South Carolina…
It’s not very often that South Carolina’s chief prosecutor can officially vent a little against…
S.C. lawmakers apparently don’t believe in “slumming it” while in Columbia during legislative session weeks….
ETHICS REFORM? YEAH, RIGHT. For two years a diverse coalition has stood together to demand…
Sumter County this fiscal year shelled out a collective $39,000 to seven lawmakers who represent…
$4,000 A YEAR FOR ONE SMALL BUSINESS The most significant tax cut passed by the…
As of three weeks ago, the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority had nearly $48 million in…
Gov. Nikki Haley and the state’s eight other constitutional officers are underpaid – some significantly…
THE PROBLEM IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK South Carolinians are serious about changing Washington. All…
The ongoing story of Attorney General Alan Wilson’s grand jury investigation of House Speaker Bobby…
Since 2009, a political action committee with ties to House Speaker Bobby Harrell has donated…
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has asked the state’s top court to review certain documents…
NO MONEY FOR A PAY HIKE? NO PROBLEM. The S.C. Constitution requires that “annual expenditures…
INSULT, INJURY, ETC. If someone new to speaking English wants an explanation of the phrase…
Under an obscure S.C. Supreme Court order, Chief Justice Jean Toal would appoint the trial…
AREN’T “PUBLIC” THINGS SUPPOSED TO SERVE THE PUBLIC? Why has higher education at allegedly…
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. lawmakers would see salary hikes of up to 192 percent,…
By JAMIE MURGUIA Whether they’ve earned one is another question. The S.C. Senate voted 25…
A CON GAME FOR SURE Last summer, news broke that SC DHEC had started refusing…
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson or the state grand jury can’t investigate whether House Speaker…
Every quarter, Sen. Paul Campbell says he receives a check from Berkeley County for about…
IT WASN’T AN ETHICS REFORM BILL THEN, AND IT SURE ISN’T ONE NOW Just how…
The S.C. Public Service Commission might not be aware of the old saying, “If you…
TALBERT BLACK’S FOLLOWING THE MONEY We are fighting a $300 million sales tax increase in…
Bobby Harrell’s reimbursement from his campaign account for use of his private plane wasn’t the…