South Carolina taxpayers are being called upon to subsidize a museum “dedicated to preserving the heritage of the South Carolina National Guard.”
According to the FY 2013-14 budget being debated by the S.C. House of Representatives this week – $179,000 in funding would flow through the S.C. Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) to the [...]
$179K For A Military Museum?
DeeDee Vaughters For SC Senate
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WOULD BEST REPRESENT AIKEN, LEXINGTON TAXPAYERS
Later this week, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley will be traveling to Pickens County, S.C. to endorse longtime fiscal liberal Larry Martin – which is curious when you consider that she vowed during her gubernatorial campaign to fight for a “more conservative” Senate.
Oh well … Haley has been a [...]
Back In The Saddle
SIC WILLIE RETURNS
After eight days spent soaking up the sun on South Carolina’s coast, our founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. Sic Willie) is back in the saddle …
Did anything happen while he was gone? Not really …
The Palmetto State’s political class continues to obsess over S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s totally underwhelming budget vetoes, with a few narrow [...]
The Godfather Of Pork Has Lost A Step
HUGH LEATHERMAN DESCRIBED AS “CONFUSED” AND “FORGETFUL” DURING CONTENTIOUS BUDGET DEBATE
For years, S.C. Senator Hugh Leatherman (RINO-Florence) has lorded over the South Carolina state budget from his lofty perch as Senate Finance Committee chairman.
More than any other politician, the “Godfather of Pork” is responsible for the rampant expansion of state government in recent years – zealously [...]
Viva La Gridlock!
NO BUDGET? NO PROBLEM …
It used to be that most people viewed government gridlock as a bad thing … however in recent years more of them are starting to realize that the less government does, the better. That’s why we view the current bickering and arguing at the S.C. State House over what amounts to one [...]
Nikki Haley Jousts With Lawmakers On Taxes
GOVERNOR SAYS SHE WANTS “RELIEF,” NUMBERS TELL A DIFFERENT STORY
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley wants State Senators to use a sliver of this year’s growing surplus on tax cuts … but the sad reality is that neither Haley nor members of the “Republican-controlled” S.C. General Assembly are offering anything resembling broad-based tax relief.
In fact, Haley is [...]
Dumb In An Elevator
For those of you unfamiliar with S.C. Ways and Means committee chairman Brian White (RINO-Anderson), he’s representative of a lot of folks who hail from “The Land That Time Forgot.”
What do we mean by that?
Well, let’s just say there’s a reason White doesn’t list his college education on his official legislative bio …
Anyway ever since [...]
Sellers Now Giving Democratic Response
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 (who is young and black) has been [...]
Haley Unveils FY 2012-13 Executive Budget
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 press conference is available here. Download a copy of the governor’s budget here.
Gov. [...]
On Glenn McConnell’s “Fiscal Fitness Committee”
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 Senators approached as part of this effort [...]
Haley’s Health Czar Proposes Spending Hikes
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 year ago (click here and here to [...]
Inside The Latest Haley-Loftis Spat
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 of anonymity, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis was [...]
