By FITSNews || O say can you see ... by the garnet and black? In honor of the University of South Carolina's first-ever College World Series victory on Tuesday, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is reportedly contemplating an executive order that would raise the Gamecock flag atop the South Carolina State House
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SC Budget In Limbo
By FITSNews || While the Palmetto state (a.k.a. the "Friskiest State") has been consumed by various political soap operas, the business of government has been limping along at an even slower pace than usual. Which is saying something ... Specifically, the "Republican-controlled" S.C. General Assembly
Read story »Virus Infects SC State House Computers
By FITSNews || A computer virus disguised as an internet security update ravaged computers at the S.C. State House complex last week, causing extensive disruption to the network used by state lawmakers and their staffers. The virus reportedly began infecting computers last Wednesday after someone
Read story »SC Leaders Are Doofuses!
By FITSNews || After running an unconstitutional $100 million deficit last year, S.C. leaders are getting used to spending money they don't have. Now they'll have to budget for the coming fiscal year (2010-11) without the benefit of $60 million that has been lost due to an "accounting error." No really
Read story »Powerful SC Democrat To Step Down
By FITSNews || After two decades in the S.C. House of Representatives, Doug Jennings announced this week that he will not run for reelection in 2010 - but that doesn't mean he'll be coming off the taxpayer teat. Jennings will continue working with the taxpayer-funded North Eastern Strategic Alliance
Read story »Norman Cruises To Special Election Landslide
Defying projections of a close race, former S.C. Rep. Ralph Norman coasted to a landslide win over RINO candidate Roger Costner in a special S.C. House primary election in York County Tuesday night. With all precincts reporting, Norman received over 70% of the vote, easily outdistancing Costner - who
Read story »SC Senate Journal Altered
The official journal of the S.C. State Senate - where lawmakers' votes are recorded for posterity - has been altered after a FITS story called into question a State Senator's vote on federal "stimulus" funds. It all goes back to last month's vote on a key amendment to the state budget that was sponsored
Read story »Common Sense In SC Government?
Since we're frequently accused of taking a turn to "Negativetown," we figured we'd stop for a moment today and say something nice about our state's ass-backward, borderline retarded government. Wait ... did that comment just ruin our magnanimous gesture? Oh well. Rarely able to see more than
Read story »McConnell’s “Kapitolpolizeitruppe” Moves Forward
Senate President Glenn McConnell is one step closer to pulling off a petty and vindictive "military coup" that would further splinter South Carolina's law enforcement agencies and do nothing to materially enhance security at the State House complex. Still, McConnell's crackpot bill establishing a
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