The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) is required to procure medical grade marijuana and distribute it to Palmetto State residents with glaucoma and other “chronic ailments” – or at least that’s what an obscure 1980 state statute uncovered this week by FITS maintains.
Amazing, huh?
Unfortunately for potheads, SCDHEC doesn’t seem “down” with the notion [...]
SCDHEC: Medical Pot Is Expensive
SC Government: Spreading Love With The Bud
Do you suffer from “glaucoma?” Or some form of chronic pain? If so, then the state of South Carolina is required to procure marijuana for you. And give it to you free of charge.
Seriously … there’s a little-known state law instructing the director of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) to “obtain [...]
Ted Vick Was “Under The Influence Of A Pebble”
S.C. Rep. Ted Vick (D-Chesterfield) is being defended by fellow lawmaker Todd Rutherford (D-Columbia) as he stares down his latest driving under the influence arrest – news of which was broken exclusively by FITS.
Rutherford, longtime FITS readers will recall, is the lawyer-legislator who famously claimed that another of his legislative clients – former S.C. Rep. [...]
Richland County Robbery: A Smoking Gun
Two weeks after the S.C. Supreme Court upheld (without comment) the results of a rigged election in Richland County, S.C., evidence has emerged which directly links the county’s former elections director to an illegal shortage of voting machines.
Former county election director Lillian McBride – a bureaucrat with close ties to the pro-tax movement who was hand-picked [...]
Beth Bernstein’s First Test
Newly elected S.C. Rep. Beth Bernstein (D-Columbia) won her legislative race last year on the strength of an aggressive anti-corruption push – oh, and the fact her “Republican” opponent was actually further to the left on fiscal issues than she was (which happens a lot in “Republican-controlled” South Carolina).
All of which is why we endorsed [...]
Robbery … Completed
It’s official … a corrupt group of “Republican” and Democratic political leaders in Richland County, S.C. stole $1.2 billion from local taxpayers.
That’s right, stole … all to subsidized a bunch of non-core expenses.
Despite clear and compelling evidence of election fraud, the S.C. Supreme Court has denied a petition to throw out the results of the [...]
SC House Democrats Elect New Leader
Columbia, SC – Members of the House Democratic Caucus met on Tuesday and elected Rep. Todd Rutherford to be its new leader. Former Minority Leader Rep. Harry Ott announced on Saturday he would not be seeking re-election to the leadership post.
Newly-elected Minority Leader Rep. Rutherford released the following statement in response to his election:
“I am [...]
Inside South Carolina’s Chronic SAT Problem
WHY THE PALMETTO STATE CONTINUES TO FALL FURTHER BEHIND THE REST OF THE NATION
By Colleen MacMillan || South Carolina’s composite score on this year’s Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) dropped five points to 1431 – sixty-seven points behind the 2012 national average.
This gap continues growing despite huge funding increases … but why?
Schools in South Carolina have never been [...]
The SC “Speeding Tax”
Desperate to raise revenue for state and local governments, S.C. lawmakers are considering a bill that would dramatically increase the number of speeding tickets issued in South Carolina each year.
Sponsored by State Reps. Todd Rutherford (D-Richland) and Garry Smith (R-Greenville), the proposed legislation would permit the assessment of an “alternate penalty” for drivers who are [...]
Black Lawmakers: Recruits Should Boycott Gamecock Football
By FITSNews || Just what the most mediocre football program in America didn’t need …
Leaders of the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus are urging the Palmetto State’s high school football stars to steer clear of the University of South Carolina because the school no longer has an African-American on its 16-member Board of Trustees. Or at [...]
