Ideologically, we have very little in common with former S.C. Rep. Anne Peterson Hutto – the Charleston Democrat who lost her State House seat last fall by a mere 456 votes.
She has her view of government and we have ours …
Yet unlike Republican lawmakers who consistently support record spending and higher taxes (only to turn [...]
Hutto Visits “It” Kids
GOP Consultant Will “Sue SLED”
GOP political operative Robert Cahaly will sue the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for wrongful arrest if he is detained on charges of making illegal robo-calls, a source close to the rotund Republican consultant tells FITS.
“This one is going to blow up in the Democrats’ faces,” the source told FITS, adding that Cahaly [...]
Robo-Calls Linked?
Nearly identical “robo-calls” made in a trio of S.C. State House races may be linked to similar unidentified, unsolicited phone calls made in the race for Speaker of the House.
Law enforcement officials are investigating all of the calls … none of which appear to be legal.
One of the recorded phone calls asks if female Democratic [...]
Journalistic Ethics?
The Charleston Post and Courier – one of South Carolina’s largest legacy media outlets – is facing scrutiny over its journalistic ethics (or potential lack thereof) after the paper failed to report on a questionable political contribution tied to one of its journalists in a recent story.
FITS readers may recall the story – in which [...]
SC House Race Gets Nasty
By FITSNews || Given the way legislative districts are drawn and special interest dollars are doled out, there usually aren’t a lot of competitive races for the S.C. General Assembly.
That’s especially true in 2010, which is too bad – because this year is shaping up to be an incumbent’s worst nightmare.
There is one competitive race [...]
Erickson: Lawmakers Should Refuse Reimbursements
A state lawmaker who flew with former GOP Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill on the state plane to a legislative “conference” in Winston-Salem, N.C. is now asking her colleagues to refuse any food or travel reimbursements for this week’s special session of the S.C. General Assembly, prompting several of her colleagues to cry foul.
“Hypocrisy,” one lawmaker [...]
Palmetto One: Aloft Again
A little over a week after serving as a very expensive taxpayer-funded taxi to a legislative boozefest in Winston-Salem, N.C. (just five hours away by car), South Carolina’s state-owned Beechcraft King Air is once again flying your friendly skies.
According to public flight data obtained by FITS, “Palmetto One” has been logging several short hops across [...]
Lawmakers Use Of Plane Questioned Further
S.C. lawmakers who used the state plane to travel to a “legislative conference” in Winston-Salem, N.C. last weekend – with a registered lobbyist in tow – are now facing heat from their colleagues over the flight. Specifically, one of their fellow legislators is publicly chastising them while another is looking to pre-file legislation that would [...]
FITS Exclusive – Scarborough Speaks
Former S.C Rep. Wallace Scarborough is not an island, but he probably felt like one after getting bailed on by the S.C. Republican Party and GOP legislative leaders in his bid to secure a new election in his Lowcountry House race.
“The Democrats locked arms and made it a partisan issue,” Scarborough says. “Based on the [...]
Scarborough Withdraws Election Appeal
It’s over …
After taking the holidays to think it over, former S.C. Rep. Wallace Scarborough has decided not to move forward with his appeal of an Election Commission ruling in his contested race against Democrat Anne Peterson Hutto.
Scarborough’s hearing had been scheduled for tomorrow before the House Election Law Subcommittee, but the former Charleston lawmaker [...]
Heritage Official: Bell Hasn’t Tolled For Scarborough
S.C. Rep. Wallace Scarborough’s bid to hang onto his House seat got some surprise backing this week from one of the nation’s most influential public policy research organizations.
The Heritage Foundation, easily the largest conservative think tank in the world, has published an opinion piece by former Federal Election Commission member and Justice Department official Hans [...]
Hutto To Be Sworn In
Lowcountry Democrat Anne Peterson Hutto will be sworn in as a State Representative today, becoming a voting member of the General Assembly while House members wait to sort out a challenge to the validity of her election raised by one of their own.
Having been certified by the Secretary of State, Hutto will be sworn in [...]
