Hospital “Certificate Of Need” Bill: Lobbyists Win
ORWELLIAN PROGRAM REMAINS IN PLACE Government in South Carolina will continue to determine whether hospitals can add new services, expand facilities or buy certain types...
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Libertarians Target Tom Davis For SC Governor
STATE SENATOR COULD SHAKE UP 2018 RACE One of the leading early candidates for the “Republican” gubernatorial nomination in South Carolina might wind up running...
Is South Carolina “Roads Bill” Constitutional?
LAWMAKERS SWEATING LEGALITY OF ROAD REVENUE MEASURE This website has written extensively on the issue of road funding in South Carolina. For our latest treatment of...
Consumer Comfort: Stuck In The Middle
ECONOMY CAN’T CATCH A SPARK … Consumer comfort in America continues to muddle along as the country’s post-recessionary (perhaps also pre-recessionary?) “New Normal” rolls on. Bloomberg’s Consumer...
Darlington County Deputies Accused Of Taxpayer-Funded Campaigning
SAM’S CLUB SHOPPING TRIP CAUGHT ON TAPE … To be clear: We don’t care who wins the Democratic primary election for sheriff of Darlington County,...
Maroon 5 And Tove Lo: North Carolina’s Loss Is South Carolina’s Gain
POP TOUR BYPASSES TAR HEEL STATE, HEADED TO PALMETTO CAPITAL Rarely does South Carolina ever derive any benefit from actions undertaken by lawmakers in North...
“Republican” House Embraces Barack Obama’s Bathroom Edict
GOP LEGISLATIVE LEADERS IN HOT WATER In the dead of night, the “Republican-controlled” U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to a $37.4 billion “energy...
The Mystery Midlands Solicitor’s Candidate
MEET LARRY WEDEKIND … THE “OTHER” ELEVENTH CIRCUIT HOPEFUL We haven’t talked much about Larry Wedekind, a candidate seeking the eleventh circuit solicitor’s seat being vacated by disgraced...
Libertarians Rising
WHERE WAS THIS SURGE IN 2012, THOUGH? The Libertarian National Committee is seeing a dramatic uptick in membership and money, according to data obtained by...
More Drama Ahead For SC “Sexting Sheriff”
NEW WOMEN, MULTIPLE LAWSUITS LOOMING … Ricky Chastain – the embattled sheriff of Laurens County, S.C. – could soon be facing more than one sexting scandal. And his...