Savannah River Site Furloughs 2,000
At least two thousand workers at the Savannah River Site (SRS) will see their work hours reduced as a result of federal budget cuts, the...
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SC Stalling On FOIA Reform … Again
For the second year in a row, South Carolina’s “Republican-controlled” General Assembly is balking at meaningful reform of the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)....
About That Crazy Mark Sanford Story
The political internets were ablaze this week with the news that former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford had the gall to ask his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford,...
Larry Grooms Backs “Penny Plan”
S.C. Sen. Larry Grooms has endorsed the “penny plan,” an effort to balance the federal budget within six years by cutting a penny out of...
Sic Willie Is Coming! Sic Willie Is Coming!
Posting will be somewhat light this week as FITS’ intrepid founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. Sic Willie) treks to our nation’s capitol for some important...
Curtis Loftis Finds $106M In Undisclosed Fees
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis is asking the S.C. Retirement System Investment Commission (SCRSIC) to disclose $106 million in previously unreported fees paid out to...
SC Treasurer Asks For Disclosure Of $106 Million In Investment Fees
(Columbia, SC) – State Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. requested today that approximately $106 million in additional fees paid to hedge fund managers be disclosed...
Senator Judd?
Hollywood hottie Ashley Judd is seriously contemplating a bid for the United States Senate in her quasi-home state of Kentucky. The 44-year-old daughter of country...
The (Franklin) Roosevelt Corollary
During his May 1932 commencement address to Oglethorpe University, then-New York Gov. Franklin Delano Roosevelt offered up a phrase which has gained notoriety of late...
Click Your Heels To Kansas
In contrast to the major tax shift currently being contemplated in North Carolina (or the major tax hike currently being contemplated in South Carolina), leaders...