South Carolina elected officials are warily eying the ongoing legal drama surrounding S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard (RINO-Pamplico) - a guy who most political observers believe is on the verge of being indicted by a statewide grand jury as a result of his numerous campaign finance violations (and the lies he
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S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson is "supremely confident" that a statewide grand jury will return a criminal indictment against S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard (RINO-Pamplico), sources close to the first-term Republican officeholder tell FITS. Meanwhile, a pair of state lawmakers - one Democrat, the other
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Just as we predicted, outgoing S.C. Ways and Means Chairman Danny Cooper (RINO-Anderson) has been hired as a State House lobbyist. Well ... he's not a lobbyist yet, he's a "consultant" in a government relations shop. Technically, he can't lobby for at least a year, although we all know how that works. Cooper
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley says she supports giving voters the right to remove her - and other statewide officials - from office prior to the conclusion of their terms. Her only caveat? She wants the legislation to apply to state lawmakers as well. "Legislators want to pass legislation in South Carolina
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S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell has been shaking down registered lobbyists in an effort to raise money for a political conference that his national legislative leadership organization is holding in Charleston, S.C. this fall. Not only that - he's using your money to finance the shakedown. At least
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S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard may have perjured himself by submitting fraudulent information to the S.C. State Ethics Commission (SEC) and then lying about it, a source close to the S.C. Attorney General's office tells FITS. S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson launched a preliminary investigation into Ard's
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S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard has settled with the South Carolina State Ethics Commission after the agency accused him of committing more than 100 campaign finance violations. Ard's punishment? Like other "Republicans in Name Only" before him (and no doubt other RINOs to come), Ard got a slap on the wrist.
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In a reprise of the slap on the wrist given to S.C. Sen. Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) last September - and a preview of the slap on the wrist that's likely coming to S.C. Rep. Brian White (RINO-Anderson) - S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard (RINO-Florence) settled his case with the S.C. Ethics Commission on Friday. After
Read story »S.C. Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard is close to cutting a deal with the State Ethics Commission regarding more than 100 ethics charges that have been filed against him, according to a report in The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The ethics charges stem from Ard's extensive, habitual use of campaign funds
Read story »As was reported first on FITS several months ago, outgoing S.C. Ways and Means Chairman Danny Cooper will step down from his post this summer - presumably to take a position as a lobbyist at the S.C. State House. While Cooper technically has to wait a year to begin lobbying, this rule is frequently
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One day after he was elected chairman of the powerful S.C. House Ways and Means committee, S.C. Rep. Brian White (RINO-Anderson) became the latest high-profile Republican to be ensnared by a campaign finance scandal. White - who beat out S.C. Majority Leader Kenny Bingham (RINO-Lexington) for the
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S.C. Rep. Brian White (RINO-Anderson) was elected chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means committee on Tuesday, a controversial vote that could give Palmetto state "Republicans" major headaches moving forward - and not just from irate Tea Party members. While a RINO replacing another RINO at
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