By FITSNews || S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell's massive command economic bill - which we've dubbed "The Kremlinator" - was approved overwhelmingly by the S.C. House of Representatives last week, proving conclusively that if you attach a small tax cut to a massive government power grab, Republicans
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SC Club For Growth Scorecards Released
Stop the presses ... South Carolina's "Republican-controlled" General Assembly includes only a handful of lawmakers who actually vote in keeping with the GOP's fiscally-conservative rhetoric - one reason state government has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade while the Palmetto State's
Read story »Pitts Headed To Afghanistan, Out Of Lt. Governor’s Race
S.C. Rep. Ted Pitts is trading political "incoming" for the possibility of the real thing, choosing to abandon his Lt. Governor's campaign - in fact, his entire political career - to deploy with his National Guard unit in Afghanistan. In so doing, Pitts becomes the third state lawmaker to be called
Read story »House Republicans Call On Sanford To Step Down
The "resignation train," it would appear, is leaving the station. An overwhelming majority of Republicans in the S.C. House of Representatives sent a letter to disgraced S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford Wednesday calling on him to resign "for the benefit of the people of this State, its leaders and our party." "Your
Read story »Allies Tell Sanford To Resign
Two of S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's closest legislative allies told him on Tuesday that the time had come for him to step down for the good of the state. State Representatives Nathan Ballentine (R-Lexington) and Gary Simrill (R-Rock Hill) met with Sanford in his office in Columbia, with both lawmakers
Read story »Pitts Pressured To Run For SC Superintendent
Numerous Republicans are pressuring S.C. Rep. Ted Pitts to run for State Superintendent of Education, a post that currently has no GOP contenders and a vulnerable Democratic incumbent who has raised a mere pittance to defend his seat. Pitts is currently running for S.C. Lt. Governor - along with what
Read story »Haley Hanging With Sanford … For Now
Another of S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's staunchest supporters is speaking out today as fallout from the governor's fateful media confessions has him clinging to power by the thinnest of threads. S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley - generally regarded as the "Sanford candidate" in the race for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial
Read story »Ballentine Unplugged
S.C. Rep. Nathan Ballentine doesn't know his headquarters from his hindquarters as far as our state's proposed cigarette tax increase is concerned - a rare brain fart on his part. We're overlooking Ballentine's uncharacteristic bout with mental flatulence, however, in order to bring you what is an
Read story »Jackson Mulls Lt. Governor’s Bid – As Independent
State Sen. Darrell Jackson (D-Richland) is seriously considering mounting a bid for the South Carolina Lt. Governor's Office - but not necessarily as a Democrat. Sources who spoke with FITS on condition of anonymity tell us that Jackson has had numerous conversations all across the political spectrum
Read story »Leaders Join Reformers On Key Transparency Legislation
The Speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives and Majority Leader of the State Senate have joined fiscal conservative reformers in supporting a key transparency initiative - the creation of an online checkbook that would track all taxpayer expenditures over $100. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and
Read story »Roll Call Vote Saves $400,000
Our state's need to pass a comprehensive, permanent government transparency law - not some malleable legislative rule change - became abundantly clear on the floor of the South Carolina House of Representatives yesterday. In the course of a vigorous debate on the issue of payday lending, lawmakers
Read story »Spoof: “Treasurer Chellis Takes Lead On Accountability”
We have no idea who sent out the fake news release below, but it's easily one of the wittiest (and most accurate) political spoofs we've seen in a long time. Whoever this mystery author is, they've managed to cleverly tickle our funny bones while at the same time masterfully exposing the panicked,
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