Santee Cooper Credit Rating Downgraded
TAXPAYER DISASTER WORSENS … The fallout continues … According to South Carolina state treasurer Curtis Loftis, government-run utility Santee Cooper has seen its credit rating...
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Another SC Prison Pooch Screw
“TRAINING EXERCISE” GOES HORRIBLY WRONG … Multiple sources at the Ridgeland Correction Institution – a South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) facility located in Jasper...
Mark Sanford Isn’t The Only One With A “Base Load” Problem
STATE SENATORS UNDER FIRE Earlier this week we ran a post highlighting congressman Mark Sanford’s exposure to last week’s “nuclear disaster” in Jenkinsville, S.C. Wait...
Heather Corley: Fighting For Her Family
AGAINST THE ATTORNEY GENERAL … The day after Christmas last year, former South Carolina state representative Chris Corley was initiated a violent domestic dispute with his...
Gimmick SC “Tax Relief” Is Back
SALES TAX “HOLIDAY” As of 12:01 a.m. EDT this morning (August 4), the state of South Carolina is on holiday … from state sales taxes...
Donald Trump Nominates Federal Judges For SC
TWO NEW DISTRICT JUDGES NOMINATED … U.S. president Donald Trump has nominated a pair of South Carolinians to the federal bench. According to a list...
Gas Tax Lawsuit: Update
COUNSEL RETAINED … Last week, this website’s founding editor Will Folks announced his intention to file a lawsuit challenging Act 40 of 2017 – a.k.a. the massive tax...
Letter: Enough With The Flag, Honor The Dead
Dear Editor, I’ve had all I can stand about the Confederate Battle Flag (CBF). I spent thirty-five years as an Infantry Officer in the SCARNG...
#SC2018: Catherine Templeton Staffs Up
GOP CANDIDATE MAKES HIRES … South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Catherine Templeton has retained a Beltway-based consulting firm to advise her 2018 campaign, sources familiar...
Trouble Coming For Tom Rice
ON MULTIPLE FRONTS … As we’ve repeatedly pointed out, congressman Tom Rice of South Carolina’s seventh congressional district (map) has been a huge disappointment since...