GOVERNORS HOLD PRIVATE MEETING ON PORT ISSUES S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley - who campaigned on a platform of open government - met behind closed doors with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal for nearly two hours on Friday. In addition to barring media access to their confab, both Haley and Deal refused to speak to reporters
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Dear Editor, My colleagues and I have been debating H.3066, the Department of Administration Bill, for much of the legislative session this year. This is a bipartisan issue but more importantly a good government issue. Our founding fathers created our government in a manner that would allow for checks
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TOP SOUTH CAROLINA REFORMER SHOWS SOME MISPLACED LOVE S.C. Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) is easily the Palmetto State's most fiscally conservative state lawmaker - as well as its most aggressive advocate for meaningful reform. That's why this website has consistently served as his most vocal cheerleader. Of
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GOVERNOR'S "SAVANNAH RIVER SELLOUT" SHOT DOWN AGAIN With a pair of unanimous votes on Tuesday the S.C. Senate rebuked Gov. Nikki Haley over the "Savannah River Sellout," her controversial appeasement of the state of Georgia's port expansion plans. The Senate votes come on the heels of a unanimous
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There are two ways to run a port. The first way is for government to own and manage the infrastructure - which is the "way it's always been done" here in South Carolina. The second way is for the state to retain ownership of the port infrastructure, but permit private companies to invest in and
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DAVIS, MASSEY AND SHEHEEN'S EFFORTS PAY OFF FOR S.C. TAXPAYERS Last year, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley struck a backroom deal with powerful Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman (RINO-Florence) that would have grown South Carolina's administrative bureaucracy while further splintering real accountability
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While S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and the "Republican-controlled" General Assembly in South Carolina continue to grow government at recklessly exorbitant levels, the ability of Palmetto State taxpayers to pick up this soaring tab continues to shrink. According to data published by the U.S. Census, South
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When it comes to passing meaningful reform legislation, S.C. Senate President Glenn McConnell has always been, as the saying goes, as "useless as tits on a bull." Occasionally he'll talk a good game, but that's all it's ever been - talk. Of course when it comes to winning palace intrigues and delivering
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U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum brags about being a "full spectrum" conservative in his television ads, but it's U.S. Rep. Ron Paul who is receiving the support of elected officials in South Carolina who fit that description. In fact, as reported exclusively on FITS earlier this week, a trio of fiscal/ social
Read story »SENATOR TOM DAVIS ENSORSES RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT “It’s easy to campaign on lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations – it’s another thing entirely to stand up for these limited government principles when the entire Washington establishment is aligned against you. Yet for
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S.C. Sen. Tom Davis - the leading fiscal conservative in South Carolina state government and one of the most coveted endorsements of the 2012 "First in the South" presidential primary - will announce his support for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul on Sunday. Davis will endorse Paul's candidacy at a campaign event
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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SENATOR TOM DAVIS MEDIA ADVISORY South Carolina State Senator Tom Davis will announce his endorsement for the 2012 First in the South Presidential Primary on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Details to follow. ### Media Contact Nancy Mace nancy@macegroupllc.com (Editor’s
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