Scrolling through Sunday's editions of The Spartanburg Herald-Journal did our hearts good. Why? Because several weeks after a group of Spartanburg county "Republicans" chose to put the financial interests of our state's failed status quo above the academic interests of South Carolina school children,
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Because five months of accomplishing absolutely nothing was so much fun, South Carolina state lawmakers are returning to the capitol city of Columbia, S.C. this week to waste even more taxpayer time and money. How long will they be in town? Most expect that this "special" session will last no more
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S.C. Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard is close to cutting a deal with the State Ethics Commission regarding more than 100 ethics charges that have been filed against him, according to a report in The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The ethics charges stem from Ard's extensive, habitual use of campaign funds
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A pair of South Carolina political consultants/ bloggers (pictured above) have launched a new website devoted to ridiculing FITS founding editor, Sic Willie. The website? WillFolks.com. What's on it? A picture of a purple pansy and the following statement: Will Folks. Such a pansy, he can only be
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By Reps. Boyd Brown and John King || It's clear: What Nikki Haley says she wants, and what she actually wants are two totally separate things. Like you, we have watched in amazement as Gov. Haley has failed every leadership test that has come her way. First, she blew us all away when she surprised
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As was reported first on FITS several months ago, outgoing S.C. Ways and Means Chairman Danny Cooper will step down from his post this summer - presumably to take a position as a lobbyist at the S.C. State House. While Cooper technically has to wait a year to begin lobbying, this rule is frequently
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The University of South Carolina will approve a 3.9 percent tuition hike for the coming academic year, sources tell FITS. The news comes just two months after the school doled out $2.7 million of its record-setting 2010-11 budget on pay raises for its top employees. USC approved a 6.9 percent hike
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As Democratic S.C. Senators openly mocked Gov. Nikki Haley for her disastrous mishandling of a controversial tax deal for Amazon.com, Republican lawmakers privately grumbled that Haley's failure to lead on the issue has permanently damaged her credibility within the General Assembly. Meanwhile, economic
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It doesn't happen often, but editorial writer Cindi Ross Scoppe at The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper got something right this week - picking up where we left off on the corruption and fiscally irresponsibility of the S.C. Department of Transportation (DOT). For those of you who haven't been following
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South Carolina lawmakers and members of the media want to know why South Carolina's inspector general abruptly resigned from his post after just six weeks on the job - and they're pressing the administration of Nikki Haley for answers. George Schroeder was appointed to this $110,000 a year position
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It wasn't signed ... but a controversial tax deal has been sealed and delivered to online retailer Amazon.com. After sitting on S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's desk for nearly a week, a sales tax exemption for the company became law just after midnight on Wednesday morning. The legislation– which grants
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For immediate release: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Contact: Amanda Loveday 803-315-5837 aloveday@scdp.org (Columbia, SC) Yesterday the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Governor Nikki Haley's call for an emergency session unconstitutional. South Carolina Democratic Chairman, Dick Harpootlian, released
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