NIKKI HALEY’S “REFORM IN NAME ONLY” FAILS
For the second year in a row, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley tried to make a deal with the devil on government restructuring – and for the second year in a row, the devil played her like a fiddle. Haley – who championed aggressive government restructuring legislation while campaigning for office [...]
SC “Restructuring” Goes Down In Flames
Another Ambulance Chaser Running For The State House?
DON’T WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THESE GUYS IN STATE GOVERNMENT ALREADY?
It’s hard to turn around at the S.C. State House without bumping into a lawyer-legislator …
Seriously, they’re everywhere … and while it would be nice to think that these elected attorneys would be able to pass laws that are in the people’s best interests (as [...]
Another SC Senator Won’t Seek Reelection
S.C. Senator Ralph Anderson (D-Greenville) will not seek reelection in 2012, sources close to the 84-year-old lawmaker tell FITS.
The retired postmaster has served in the State Senate since 1997 – and served three terms in the S.C. House before that. Along the way he has been a reliable vote for our state’s failed status quo [...]
John Land Calling It A Career
S.C. Sen. John Land (D-Manning) will not seek reelection to the S.C. Senate in 2012 – ending a 36-year run as a liberal stalwart in the state’s “deliberative body.”
And yes … we had to count all of those years out on our fingers and our toes (and then on our fingers and toes a second [...]
Democratic Senators Call Nikki Haley’s DMV Rides a Stunt
South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
Media Contact: Phil Bailey 803.318.2763(mobile) phil@scsenatedems.org
For Immediate Release
August 31, 2011
Democratic Senators Call Haley’s DMV Rides a Stunt
Columbia, SC – Members of the South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus today called Governor Haley’s Department of Motor Vehicle free ride for IDs day a stunt.
“Governor Haley and the Republicans continue to miss the point. [...]
Something’s Fishy On Lake Marion
S.C. Sen. John Land likes to drawl incessantly from the floor of the State Senate about the poor, needy children in his rural South Carolina district (which encompasses parts of Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence and Sumter counties).
And Land is quick to attack expanded educational choices for these children and their parents because of the alleged costs [...]
Release: Land Issues Statement On Ard Investigation
(Editor’s Note: This is a news release from an elected official. It does not [...]
Ard Urged To Cooperate
In a sign that the ethics cloud surrounding S.C. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard is darkening, the top Democrat in the State Senate is urging the newly-elected Republican to fully cooperate with a looming investigation into multiple campaign finance irregularities.
“My advice to our new Lieutenant Governor would be to cooperate fully with the investigation and to [...]
John Land, Jaywalker
By FITSNews || Because we enjoy making S.C. lawmakers soil their adult diapers at the mere thought of our omnipresence, here’s a picture of S.C. Senate Minority Leader John Land (D-Clarendon) fresh off of his Wednesday morning jaywalk.
Wait … what? Did we say “jaywalk?”
That’s right, people. John Land is a jaywalker. As in one who [...]
Davis: The Importance Of Political Leadership
By Sen. Tom Davis || By all accounts President Barack Obama had a very tough first year in office. Despite having Democratic supermajorities in both the upper and lower houses of Congress, his two major policy initiatives – cap-and-trade and health care reform – crashed and burned.
Obama’s allies in the mainstream media have responded [...]
You Saw WHO Reading FITS?
In what could be the start of an incredibly fun new series, S.C. Senate Minority Leader John Land (D-Clarendon) is the inaugural victim of … drum roll, please … “You Saw WHO Reading FITS?”
Land was busted by two of his colleagues reading FITS on the floor of the State Senate during last week’s budget debate [...]
