Lee Bright’s “Bathroom Bill” Is About Data Mining, Fundraising …
… THIS ISN’T ABOUT LEGISLATING We weighed in recently on S.C. Senator Lee Bright‘s “Bathroom Bill,” which has needlessly stoked all sorts of political tension...
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Why Harvey Peeler Stepped Down As SC Senate “Majority” Leader
VETERAN LAWMAKER REPORTEDLY HAS HIS EYES ON UPPER CHAMBER’S TOP JOB S.C. Senator Harvey Peeler‘s surprise decision to step down as “majority” leader of the State Senate...
#ProbeGate: Nikki Haley Mulls Next Move In Alan Wilson Saga
GOVERNOR CONSIDERING WHETHER TO CALL ON ATTORNEY GENERAL TO STEP DOWN Earlier this week we did a post discussing how the ongoing scandal enveloping S.C....
Lee Bright: Bathroom Politics
“HOMO-RULE?” We lost a lot of respect for S.C. Senator Lee Bright during last year’s debate over a piece of pro-life legislation. Bright, who claims to...
Thomas Ravenel Responds To Kathryn Dennis Rumors
REALITY STARS’ DRAMA ESCALATES INTO POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ALLEGATIONS To be clear … social media statements from reality television star Thomas Ravenel aren’t exactly set-in-stone, take-it-to-the-bank type pronouncements....
Nikki Haley Summons Henry McMaster For Impromptu, Private Meeting
CLOSED-DOOR STATE HOUSE CONFAB DRAWS SCRUTINY … S.C. governor Nikki Haley demanded – and got – a brief, “intense” private meeting with lieutenant governor Henry McMaster inside...
Consumer Comfort Slips Again … Quarterly Momentum Stalled
BAD TREND LINES … Consumer comfort took another step in the wrong direction last week … while the index’s broader quarterly trend lines showed stalled momentum...
Alan Wilson’s Communications Director Stepping Down
MARK POWELL RESIGNS, FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS CITED Mark Powell – the veteran communications director for S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson – is resigning his post in...
Senate Panel To Hear Medical Marijuana Bill
TIME TO MOVE THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD The medical affairs committee of the South Carolina Senate will take up a proposed expansion of the state’s medical...
About That Staged Florence County Police Bust Photo …
THE LOCAL SHERIFF HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT … Apparently our recent post about Florence County (S.C.) sheriff’s deputies staging a celebratory “post-arrest” photo op has...