Lowcountry Lawyer To Seek Ford’s Seat
Lowcountry lawyer Marlon Kimpson – an attorney with the Charleston, S.C.-based mass tort firm of Motley Rice – will seek the State Senate seat vacated...
2013
Foreclosure Alert: Mayor’s Boondoggle Busted!
by FITSNews
The Village at River’s Edge – a government-subsidized affordable housing boondoggle featuring Columbia, S.C. mayor Steve Benjamin as one of its key partners – will...
SC Ethics Reform Bill Slammed
by FITSNews
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley scored a minor political victory when the “ethics reform” legislation she’s championing (with a jaw-dropping abundance of hypocrisy) scored a coveted...
Local TV Station Muffs Circus Giveaway
by FITSNews
A Midlands, South Carolina television station is in a major bind after promising circus tickets to hundreds of contest “winners.” WLTX TV 19 (CBS –...
Robert Ford To Resign
by FITSNews
Embattled S.C. Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) will resign his seat in the State Senate, multiple sources familiar with his thinking tell FITS. Ford’s resignation is...
Wire: Fair Tax, Drunk Taxis, Etc.
by FITSNews
We get lots of tips, comments and questions about stuff we write … and stuff people want us to write. Wanna share a link? Suggestion? Criticism? Question?...
Letter: SC First Steps Failing
by FITSNews
Dear Editor, All of us believe that preparing children for school is a great idea; the problem, in the case of the S.C. First Steps to...
Robert Ford’s “Male Enhancement” Pills
by FITSNews
Embattled S.C. Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) may have done more than just spend campaign funds at two adult novelty stores, he may have also purchased...
Ethanol Mandate Jacks Beef Prices
by FITSNews
After dropping from $2.50 to just over $2.00 during the brunt of the recession four years ago, beef prices are soaring again. In fact the...
Gibson Guitar Raid: In Context
by FITSNews
In 2011, agents with the U.S. Department of Justice raided Gibson guitar manufacturing facilities in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee – ostensibly to enforce some obscure wood...