Once again, the 170-member General Assembly can’t seem to tighten its own financial belt. Since…
Month: March 2015
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IT AIN’T ROCKET SCIENCE. IT AIN’T EVEN SCIENCE Members of the South Carolina House pride…
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THAT? OH, IT’S JUST THE CONSTITUTION. DON’T WORRY ABOUT THAT. Members of the S.C. Senate…
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A judge has rejected claims by freshman Rep. Greg Duckworth, R-Horry, that an Horry County…
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In November, State Law Enforcement Division agents arrested Joe Edward Butler, then a state Department…
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WHAT’S THE POINT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS IF OFFICIALS CAN KICK THE PUBLIC OUT ANY TIME…
Since fiscal 2013, at least two dozen corporate members of a nonprofit group pushing for…
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THERE’S THIS THING CALLED THE STATE CONSTITUTION. AND YES, WE STILL HAVE ONE. Legislative meetings…
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SUPERSIZE ME (QUIETLY) Every year, it seems, state politicos brawl over comparatively miniscule spending items,…
From 2008 through last year, the S.C. House and Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses collectively…
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SINCE I CAN’T AFFORD A LOBBYIST, ALL I CAN DO IS ASK I read four daily…
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A House-passed bill allowing South Carolina public agencies to take legal action against citizens who…
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By JAMIE MURGUIA “It’s good business for me.” A freshmen lawmaker did the unthinkable on…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Reps. Murrell Smith and Leon Stavrinakis had more than a…
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By DEBBIE NIX IT STARTS WITH ONE ‘GREAT IDEA’ Nothing can create an absolute knock-down…
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The S.C. House meets today to begin debating a nearly $24.5 billion proposed state budget…
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IT’S ABOUT CAREERS, STUPID I’ve never been accused of taking a rosy view of what…
THAT’LL LEARN ‘EM The South Carolina House recently passed a bill making it a criminal…
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Taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $2.4 million awarded to a Massachusetts-based firm that…
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PUT DIFFERENTLY: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT’S NOT THE PUBLIC SECTOR? Last month I received in the…
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The leader of a national gun-rights organization says he has serious concerns about S.C. ethics…