The City of Columbia, S.C. says it will begin enforcing anti-profanity ordinances within its city limits ... as evidenced by the appearance of numerous anti-profanity signs at city parks. WTF, right? The city ordinances cited on the new signs are 14-91 (disorderly conduct) and 15-1 (rules of a
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What do University of South Carolina "higher educrats" do when they're not presiding over record tuition increases, watching their school's academic standing decline or blowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars on failed "economic development" deals? Well one of them appears to be working alongside
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Earlier today, FITS posted a story that incorrectly associated Columbia, S.C. Mayor Steve Benjamin with a taxpayer-funded gym that's being built in Camden, S.C. As Benjamin is not the mayor of Camden, S.C., he obviously has nothing to do with that colossal waste of taxpayer money. We apologize to
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Believe it or not, S.C. Mark Sanford finally got something done ... Less than a month before his second and final term draws to a (merciful) close, Sanford scored a rare political victory when a 181-acre piece of state-owned property in downtown Columbia, S.C. was sold to an Upstate, S.C. developer
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City of Columbia, S.C. residents are pissed off about a plan that would raise their energy bills by $1.61 each month to pay for a money-losing, government-run bus system. In fact, we stumbled upon this old campaign sign for City Councilwoman Belinda Gergel (above) - who along with Columbia mayor Steve
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Unable to convince mostly-Democratic voters in Richland County (S.C.) to approve a tax hike last month, City of Columbia, S.C. leaders on Tuesday voted to add $1.61 to the monthly electric bill of every Columbia resident. The money will go to subsidize a money-losing, government-run bus fleet. You
Read story »By FITSNews || Columbia, S.C. Mayor-elect Steve Benjamin is weighing in on Monday's controversial firing of city police chief Tandy Carter - a move that was made after Carter refused to surrender control of an investigation into a car crash involving Benjamin to state officials. Here, in its entirety,
Read story »By FITSNews || City of Columbia, S.C. mayoral candidate Steve Benjamin has built much of his "hope and change"-themed campaign around the notion of government transparency, but some are beginning to wonder whether his promised "sunlight" will reach into what has become the city's "heart of darkness"
Read story »By FITSNews || A liquor store owned by powerful Capital City councilman E.W. Cromartie has been busted for selling alcohol to minors, FITS has learned. Cromartie's "One Stop Party Shop" - located on Beltline Boulevard in downtown Columbia, S.C. - was cited last Thursday, sources at the S.C. State
Read story »By FITSNews || If you're going to arrest someone on wafer-thin grounds, it's probably a good idea to check first and make sure they're not a lawyer. The City of Columbia Police Department is learning that lesson the hard way this week, as Attorney Jonathan McCoy is suing the city after being "wrongfully
Read story »By FITSNews || The University of South Carolina's failed "Innovista" research campus - which has already blown through $150 million in tax dollars with nothing but empty buildings (and emptier political promises) to show for it - is set to receive another $154 million of your money when the Columbia
Read story »Columbia, S.C. - a.k.a. the "Face of the Recession" - is so broke that it has run out of "keys to the city," you know, those big ceremonial keys that get handed out to bureaucrats and other politically-connected types as a way of honoring their years of boondoggling. "We are currently out of keys
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