South Carolina Officials Cannot Vote To Delay Their Own Elections
Doing so would afford them impermissible benefits ... but there is a way around the law, state "ethics" commission says....
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Johnny Gardner’s Ethics Case: What’s The Point Of South Carolina Campaign Finance Law, Again?
by Will Folks
Back in March, my news outlet reported that scandal-scarred Horry county, South Carolina council chairman Johnny Gardner was the focus of an ethics investigation into...
SC General Assembly Must Close Law Firm Loophole
by FITSNews
Enhanced disclosure needed for special interests that hire lawyer-legislators and their firms ......
Restore Faith: Stop Pay-To-Play
by FITSNews
Easier said than done, though ......
#SC2018: Kevin Bryant Unloads On The Quinndom
by FITSNews
South Carolina lieutenant governor Kevin Bryant unloaded this week on the influential political empire that used to manage the political destiny of incumbent governor Henry...
SC Vote Trading Allegations: An Update
by FITSNews
Digging deeper into the laws governing legislative "negotiation ..."...
SC State House: Politicians For Sale
by FITSNews
What can be done to stop the purchasing of our politicians?...
Is Alan Wilson At It Again?
by FITSNews
NEW “ETHICS” RULING QUESTIONED … Earlier this week we weighed in on a controversial opinion issued by the S.C. State Ethics Commission (SCSEC) – one that...
SC Politicians Get “Blank Check”
by FITSNews
“ETHICS” ENTITY OPENS CAMPAIGN FINANCE LOOPHOLE The notoriously toothless S.C. State Ethics Commission (SCSEC) ruled this week that politicians in the Palmetto State can employ...
Nikki Haley’s Ethics Bill Panned
by FITSNews
We’ve repeatedly said S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s so-called ethics reform bill was “watered down” and nothing but “reform in name only.” “(Haley’s) legislation failed on the...