S.C. Rep. Andy Patrick has a lengthy history of trying to steer government business to companies he owns – including “deliberate efforts” to manipulate the state’s procurement codes to benefit himself financially, sources tell FITS.
Patrick is one of several “Republicans in Name Only” seeking the first congressional district seat vacated earlier this year by newly-appointed [...]
Sources: Andy Patrick Attempted To Steer State Business To His Firm
SC Gambling Debate: Let It Roll!
Last March, this website endorsed expanding casino gambling along the South Carolina coast based on the belief that it would dramatically enhance the competitiveness of our state’s tourism industry – without relying on government-run scams like the infamous “Coastal Kickback” to do it.
We still feel that way … and we believe that every year in [...]
Another Coosaw Drowning?
Four years after news broke that former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford reportedly reached a cash settlement with the family of a young girl who drowned on his Coosaw Plantation, another accidental death has occurred on the ex-governor’s property.
According to The (Hilton Head, S.C.) Island Packet, six-year-old Camilo Andres Restrepo-Lopez died a month ago after “after [...]
La Socialista: Going Down Like A Led Zeppelin
After multiple rounds of layoffs and the shame of relinquishing its title as the largest newspaper in the Palmetto State, things aren’t getting any better for The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper – a.k.a. La Socialista.
According to figures released last week by the Audit Bureau of Circulations – and reported by McClatchy Watch – subscriptions at [...]
“EXCLUSIVE” – Palmetto Scooped
Ordinarily, the FITS gals derive no pleasure from hurling lightning bolts down at fellow bloggers from our Zeus-like perch atop all S.C. new media, but this time we couldn’t resist.
In case you missed it, the Palmetto Scoop – a.k.a. Richard Quinn & Associates – published a huge “exclusive” story yesterday – one that dealt with [...]
