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Breaking news and analysis from our home state of South Carolina. Click on the links below to follow Palmetto State government and politics from a decidedly pro-free market, pro-taxpayer perspective …

Update on South Carolina’s 2026 Alligator Hunting Season

Erin ParrottJune 16, 2026June 18, 2026

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Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

Erin ParrottJune 10, 2026June 12, 2026

by Erin ParrottJune 10, 2026June 12, 2026

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Don’s Deli & Bakery

Erin ParrottJune 8, 2026June 10, 2026

by Erin ParrottJune 8, 2026June 10, 2026

SC Senate Race: Sneak Attack?

FITSNewsMay 30, 2017May 30, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 30, 2017May 30, 2017

DEMOCRATS TARGET SPECIAL ELECTION … The special election for S.C. Senate district 3 (map) was decided back in April when social conservative businessman Richard Cash defeated...

#SC2018: Is Tom Davis Making Moves?

FITSNewsMay 29, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 29, 2017

GUBERNATORIAL BID AHEAD? South Carolina Senator Tom Davis will travel to Easley, S.C. in mid-June to address a group of GOP partisans – a speech...

Columnist Flips On “The Quinndom”

FITSNewsMay 28, 2017May 28, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 28, 2017May 28, 2017

180-DEGREE TURN … Throughout the drama that is #ProbeGate – an ongoing investigation into corruption in South Carolina state government – left-leaning columnist Cindi Ross Scoppe of...

SCDNR Busts Baby Alligator Abusers

FITSNewsMay 27, 2017May 27, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 27, 2017May 27, 2017

DOES PUNISHMENT FIT CRIME? South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has arrested two men in connection with the abuse of a baby alligator earlier...

Donald Trump Versus BMW

FITSNewsMay 26, 2017May 26, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 26, 2017May 26, 2017

PRESIDENT PICKS ODD FIGHT … U.S. President Donald Trump dropped a strange gauntlet during his trip to Europe this week, allegedly threatening to put a...

SC Senate 20: GOP Candidates Emerging?

FITSNewsMay 26, 2017June 5, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 26, 2017June 5, 2017

MIDLANDS SEAT ATTRACTS ATTENTION Two “Republican” candidates from the Midlands region of South Carolina are eyeing a run for State Senate in the increasingly likely event a...

SC Economy Watch: April 2017 Labor Participation

FITSNewsMay 26, 2017May 26, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 26, 2017May 26, 2017

KEY METRIC HOLDS … After three consecutive months of growth, South Carolina’s labor participation rate remained unchanged during the month of April – according to...

Mark Sanford Blames Montana Assault On Donald Trump

FITSNewsMay 25, 2017May 26, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 25, 2017May 26, 2017

REALLY? We haven’t been in the business of defending U.S. president Donald Trump much lately. He’s disappointed us on several fronts (stumbling, bumbling and fumbling on...

SC Agency Needs To End “War On (Medical) Marijuana”

FITSNewsMay 25, 2017May 25, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 25, 2017May 25, 2017

WILL IT? Earlier this week, S.C. governor Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Sara Goldsby as director of the S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other...

Charleston Leaders Hold Secret Meeting On Interstate 526

FITSNewsMay 25, 2017May 26, 2017

by FITSNewsMay 25, 2017May 26, 2017

BACKROOM DEALING? The new chairman of Charleston, South Carolina’s county council is meeting behind closed doors with the new head of the S.C. Transportation Infrastructure...

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Early Voting Dips During S.C. Runoff Election

FITSNewsJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026

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Republicans expected to dominate abbreviated pre-runoff balloting......

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