We've made our thoughts perfectly clear on S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's choice (err, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control board's choice) ... of Catherine Templeton as the nominee to lead this agency. "Catherine Templeton is an unqualified candidate selected by a bunch of mindless stooges
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They own the local politicians ... that much we already knew. Now the sprawling educrat establishment in Spartanburg, S.C. is getting some love from the city's "conservative" mainstream media. Once among the state's most forward-thinking editorial boards, the opinion-makers at The Spartanburg Herald-Journal
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The Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC) responded harshly this week to a lawsuit filed against the organization by The Charleston Place hotel. The Charleston Place lawsuit - news of which broke exclusively on FITS last week - alleged that the SRLC stiffed the downtown Charleston, S.C.
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While its administrative budget climbs, its investment fees skyrocket and its commissioners plot petty political intrigues, South Carolina's pension fund is shedding value at an alarming rate. According to documents obtained by FITS, the S.C. Retirement System's investment portfolio has seen its value
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A pair of up-and-coming South Carolina political operatives with national ambitions have joined forces, sources tell FITS. Donehue Direct, the political consulting firm of Wesley Donehue, will announce the hiring of Joel Sawyer - former gubernatorial spokesman and executive director of the SCGOP.
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We're not property lawyers but we're pretty sure that S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's parents Ajit S. Randhawa and Raj Randhawa just refinanced the strip mall where their "family business" is located. (Actual property lawyers are encouraged to examine the documents below and share their thoughts). Just
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Reynolds Williams - a corrupt member of the S.C. Retirement System Investment Commission (SCRSIC) who has used his powerful perch to advance his law firm's financial interests - is hypocritically calling for the resignation of State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, the one public official in South Carolina
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As we reported earlier this week, "pay to play" allegations leveled against S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis appear to be nothing more than political payback from S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, State Senator Greg Ryberg and powerful members of the S.C. Retirement System Investment Commission (SCRSIC). Why? Loftis
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The Charleston Place Hotel - one of historic Charleston, South Carolina's premier downtown destinations - is suing Palmetto political consultant Robert Cahaly and the Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC) for nearly a quarter of a million dollars. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week
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We're naturally suspicious of organizations with cheesy acronyms ... or groups which declare themselves to be supporters of the "free market." Why? Because it's been our experience that such entities exist less to advance a specific issue or ideology and more to provide political cover to establishment
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In news that will come as a shock to absolutely no one following Palmetto State politics (and in particular, those eying prospective match-ups for the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary), the sitting governor of South Carolina is doing everything within her power to pistol-whip some bad news on the
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S.C. Sen. Phil Leventis (D-Sumter) will not seek reelection in 2012, although the longtime liberal is reportedly frustrated by his own inability to find a suitable replacement. Leventis - who has been a slavish devotee of South Carolina's failed status quo for the last three decades - has approached
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