SENATE PRESIDENT LATEST PALMETTO POLITICO SIDELINED BY TICK BITE Five months after U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (RINO-SC) was sidelined with Lyme disease stemming from a tick bite, another prominent elected official in the Palmetto State has been knocked out of action by one of these pesky Ixodes scapularises. "You
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Multiple sources tell FITS that attorneys for S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard (RINO-Pamplico) have privately confirmed the scandal-scarred elected official's involvement in a "cash for contributions" scam - although they reportedly told investigators that they believe the shady arrangement to be "100 percent legal." First
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There are two ways to run a port. The first way is for government to own and manage the infrastructure - which is the "way it's always been done" here in South Carolina. The second way is for the state to retain ownership of the port infrastructure, but permit private companies to invest in and
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When it comes to passing meaningful reform legislation, S.C. Senate President Glenn McConnell has always been, as the saying goes, as "useless as tits on a bull." Occasionally he'll talk a good game, but that's all it's ever been - talk. Of course when it comes to winning palace intrigues and delivering
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South Carolina's "Republican-controlled" S.C. General Assembly hasn't even been in session for 24 hours and they've already started raising fees in an effort to generate more revenue for state government. On Wednesday morning a Senate subcommittee voted to allow the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental
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Earlier this week, a friend of ours forwarded a cell phone picture of a rather curious barroom trivia question: Who is South Carolina's current lieutenant governor? Take a look ... (Click to enlarge) The answer to that question, of course, is Ken Ard (RINO-Pamplico). In fact, Ard received more
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S.C. Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (RINO-Cherokee) has made a career out of sitting on the fence, but it's looking increasingly like that won't be an option for him as the hottest of Palmetto political hot potatoes has landed in his lap. In response to a request from S.C. Sen. Vincent Sheheen
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley caught her first big break on Tuesday in the ongoing scandal surrounding her support of Georgia's maritime ambitions ... Responding to a request for an investigation from State Senator Vincent Sheheen (D-Columbia), S.C. Senate President Glenn McConnell (RINO-Charleston) referred
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The Honorable Glenn F. McConnell President Pro Tempore South Carolina Senate 101 Gressette Building Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Senator McConnell: The November 10 decision by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control Board to approve a water-quality permit for dredging operations
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Fearing for his political life - and quite possibly his powerful leadership post - S.C. Senate President Glenn McConnell is once again paying lip service to fiscal issues (and reaching out to fiscal conservatives in the State Senate) as he prepares to craft spending reform legislation. One of the
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It goes without saying that it's easier to sell infrastructure enhancements as a core function of government than a lot of other things... but have politicians abused this perception in order to advance unnecessary spending and non-priority projects? Duh ... yes. That's clearly what U.S. President
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Why does this website adopt a holier-than-thou tone every time one of our state's taxpayer-funded colleges and universities decides to blow money on non-essential expenses? (Click here, here and here to see a few examples of what we're referring to ...) Because we're all paying for it as taxpayers
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