Take two, S.C. Democrats ... After a bitter internal power struggle between old and new (and black and white) factions of the South Carolina Democratic Party, S.C. Rep. Bakari Sellers has been chosen to deliver the Democratic response to S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's 2012 State of the State address. Sellers
Read story »Gov. Nikki Haley unveils FY 2012-2013 Executive Budget Budget falls well under spending cap, delivers tax relief COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley, surrounded by members of the Cabinet, today unveiled her FY 2012-2013 Executive Budget during a Statehouse press conference. Video of the governor’s
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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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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's health czar Tony Keck is asking for $35 million in new money to fund a massive expansion of the state's already-bloated health care rolls, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Keck's agency already received a pair of $100 million bailouts from South Carolina taxpayers a
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley refused to consider a $50 million fund transfer for the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) because the agency approached one of her political rivals with the request first, multiple sources at the agency tell FITS. According to SCDOT officials who spoke with FITS on condition
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You've heard about the epic outburst from S.C. Majority Leader Kenny Bingham (RINO-Lexington) ... now you can watch it for yourself. Last week, a red-faced Bingham strode to the podium of the S.C. House of Representatives and ripped S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley a new one – saying that the governor went
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While Palmetto state lawmakers were voting on her budget vetoes, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley was on a plane to New York City to meet with her literary agent. Haley is publishing her memoirs - entitled Can't is not an option: My Story - in January. Her prioritization (or lack thereof) isn't sitting well
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has an interesting definition of "conservative budgeting." In vetoing less than 1 percent of the state's record $22.1 billion spending plan earlier this week, Haley boldly declared that there was "no pork included in this year’s budget." Really? What about money-losing
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley - a Tea Party diva who campaigned on the notion of limiting government - approved a whopping 99.03 percent of the largest budget in the history of the Palmetto state on Tuesday. In the process, she lent her seal of approval to more than $1 billion in new spending over and above
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Not content with passing the largest budget in South Carolina history ... again ... "Republican" S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell (RINO-Charleston) said this week that he will revive recommendations to raise taxes on Palmetto state residents. Harrell will select an 18-member "GOP" Caucus committee
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It's curious to see how S.C. lawmakers and Gov. Nikki Haley are patting themselves on the back for what they - and the mainstream media - are referring to as $146 million in "unemployment insurance tax relief" included in the state budget. That's a funny way of describing this particular government
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The largest budget in South Carolina history is set to receive final legislative approval after clearing a conference committee on Tuesday. The whopping $22.1 billion spending plan represents a $1.3 billion increase over last year's record-setting spending plan - which clocked in at $20.8 billion
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