South Carolina’s left-leaning State Senate took a few baby steps toward real reform this week – approving tax credits for private school teachers who purchase their own school supplies and creating tax-exempt scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) for students with special needs.
Both reforms were included in the FY 2013-14 budget plan adopted by the Senate this [...]
SC Education Reform: Points On The Board
Kevin Bryant Blasts SC “RINOs”
One South Carolina State Senator is blasting his fiscally liberal “Republican” colleagues in a national news story previewing this weekend’s big speech to the S.C. Republican Party by U.S. Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
State Senator Kevin Bryant (R-Anderson) – one of the handful of authentic fiscal conservatives in the S.C. General Assembly – had this to [...]
SC: Hatin’ On Beer
This website’s founding editor gave up the bottle several years ago … meaning the only “beer” he consumes these days is of the non-alcoholic variety.
But just because we no longer partake of the liquid goodness doesn’t mean we support undue restrictions on those who do. We believe any citizen over the age of eighteen should [...]
“Public School Choice” Isn’t Choice
We’ve been hearing about so-called “public school choice” since the days of Jim Rex – South Carolina’s status quo superintendent of education turned failed gubernatorial candidate.
This meaningless term provided welcome cover for state lawmakers wanting to seem supportive of “parental choice” – but also wanting maintain their supplicant relationship with the taxpayer-subsidized elites at the [...]
All Hail “Destructuring” In SC
For the last decade, reform-minded politicians in South Carolina have been pushing the notion of “government restructuring.” The idea is simple: To streamline government in such a manner that it costs less and works better.
Those two core goals – efficiency and accountability – ought to be at the heart of every proposal to restructure our [...]
SC Senators Introduce Data Protection Bill
Columbia, SC – February 7, 2013 – South Carolinians will have their data protected as never before under a new bill introduced yesterday by Senators Kevin Bryant and Billy O’Dell.
In light of the recent Department of Revenue Cyber Security Breach, a special Senate committee was formed, headed up by Senators Bryant and O’Dell. The two [...]
Howard Rich: Not Backing Down On School Choice
Limited government advocate Howard Rich unloaded on his liberal critics in the mainstream media this week – while at the same time vowing to “redouble” his efforts on behalf of expanded parental choice in South Carolina. Rich also previewed how he intends to help push school choice – which passed the S.C. House of Representatives [...]
Letter From Howard Rich To SC Senator Kevin Bryant
(Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter from limited government advocate Howard Rich to S.C. Senator Kevin Bryant. It was posted this week to Bryant’s legislative blog).
Dear Kevin,
First of all congratulations on the “A+” ranking you received this month from the S.C. Club for Growth. I understand you’ve received the highest score in [...]
The Wire: 1/23/2013
Welcome to the wire! You’ve arrived at our daily assemblage of tips, comments and questions (most of which are related to the incestuous yet always entertaining world of South Carolina politics).
We had some technical difficulties this morning so first off we’d like to apologize to our readers … we’d also like to reassure everyone the [...]
Props To 2012 SC Senate Taxpayer Heroes
TOO BAD THERE ARE ONLY THREE OF THEM …
This website is quick to anger, slow to praise – a reputation we relish. Seriously … why should we bend over backward thanking politicians for doing things they ought to be doing?
Protecting freedom, free markets and future prosperity is something we view as a sacred obligation. Not something you [...]
SC Club For Growth Releases 2012 Legislative Scorecards
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the South Carolina Club for Growth Foundation released its 2012 Legislative Scorecards, awarding its “Taxpayer Hero” award to four Senators and five Representatives based on their voting records since January 2011.
Scorecard ratings (here) are based on a wide range of economic and good government issues, with a maximum 100 points possible. [...]
SCDEW Error Costs Businesses Additional $9 Million
MORE INCOMPETENCE FROM NIKKI HALEY’S “JOBS” AGENCY
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley may “know the value of a dollar” (23.3 billion of them, actually) … but one of her cabinet agencies is having trouble keeping a calendar.
In fact the inability of bureaucrats at the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce(SCDEW) to correctly calculate their own accounting periods [...]
