On the surface, S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley and South Carolina Policy Council President Ashley Landess are thick as thieves - ideological allies who share a fondness for conservative policy and a disdain for the "good ol' boys" in Columbia, S.C. Behind the scenes, though, the two are fiercely jealous and
Read story »By FITSNews || While many of her colleagues have gleefully mocked her absence on several key votes during the 2010 session of the S.C. General Assembly, there is no denying the fact that Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley has consistently been one of the few lawmakers in Columbia willing to
Read story »By FITSNews || The S.C. Policy Council is privately claiming responsibility for a new television advertisement blasting a S.C. Attorney General candidate for his role in the "Boeing Bailout," sources close to the organization tell FITS. The advertisement - which began running yesterday on TV stations
Read story »By FITSNews || S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford will unload on a pair of controversial incentives packages during a scheduled press conference at a Tanger outlet center in Myrtle Beach on Tuesday, according to a source in the governor's office. Specifically, Sanford will speak out against a controversial $134
Read story »By FITSNews || Former S.C. Senator John R. Russell (R-Spartanburg) has resigned from the S.C. Policy Council's board of directors - the first in what could be a stream of departures from the governing body of this conservative think tank turned new media outlet. Russell, who also served as a legislative
Read story »By FITSNews || S.C. Policy Council President Ashley Landess visited the famed "It" Kids at Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) High School on Friday, touting her organization's push for government transparency and market-based economic development - and introducing her new website, The Nerve. It was the second
Read story »In what could become some heady competition for Palmetto State media outlets (including FITS), the S.C. Policy Council is on the verge of launching a new "citizen reporter" website - perhaps as soon as next week. Reportedly dubbed The Nerve (or something to do with nerves), the top secret project
Read story »When we first published the "Palmetto Power 100" list two years ago, we had no idea that it would so quickly evolve into one of the most important, influential things we do here at FITS. Forget all the legislative scorecards and awards put out by various special interest groups, our list has quickly
Read story »Two weeks after angering state's political establishment by opposing an incentive package for airplane manufacturer Boeing, the S.C. Policy Council unveiled a new report detailing how "unleashing capitalism" - not additional government - is the key to turning around South Carolina's moribund economy. "Sometimes
Read story »South Carolina's most influential think tank is about to get a lot "influential-er." The S.C. Policy Council - which has taken on some of the Palmetto State's most influential politicians and entrenched special interests over the last year - is about to take on some additional staff. Sources tell
Read story »Quick - who's more in favor of government transparency, South Carolina's so-called "Republican" leaders or the cousin and political ally of one of its most effective boondogglers? If you answered S.C. Rep. Bill Clyburn - the cousin of cash-guzzling U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn- you would be correct. At
Read story »Without question, the biggest issue in South Carolina in the weeks and months leading up to the recently-concluded 2009 legislative session was "government transparency." In fact, it quickly turned into a movement, as citizens across the state demanded change and rallied behind reforms (and reformers)
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