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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 …

Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

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Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Don’s Deli & Bakery

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Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Country Café

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SC Prison Shocker: Four Inmates Found Dead

FITSNewsApril 7, 2017April 17, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 7, 2017April 17, 2017

MORE BLOODSHED IN PALMETTO PRISON SYSTEM … Four inmates at a maximum security prison in Columbia, S.C. have been found dead, the head of the...

#ProbeGate: Immunity Deals, Mass Subpoenas

FITSNewsApril 7, 2017April 11, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 7, 2017April 11, 2017

LET THE SNITCHING BEGIN … Deals for immunity are reportedly being offered – and accepted – by multiple individuals intimately connected to #ProbeGate, an ongoing criminal...

SC Bond Bill “Dying”

FITSNewsApril 7, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 7, 2017

MASSIVE BORROWING MEASURE ON LIFE SUPPORT … A bill that would borrow hundreds of millions of dollars for South Carolina’s government-run institutions of higher learning...

Coastal Carolina Cheerleaders In Hot Water

FITSNewsApril 6, 2017April 7, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 6, 2017April 7, 2017

BUT SHOULD THEY BE? Details of a yet-to-be-completed investigation of the Coastal Carolina University cheerleading squad have been leaked to multiple media outlets … and they...

Modest SC Choice Expansion: But How?

FITSNewsApril 6, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 6, 2017

BACKROOM DEAL NETS $1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP MONEY … South Carolina’s fledgling school choice program might be expanding this year after all … but...

2018 SC Governor’s Race: Catherine Templeton Raises $700K

FITSNewsApril 6, 2017April 6, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 6, 2017April 6, 2017

BIG MONEY HAUL … Republican gubernatorial candidate Catherine Templeton got her 2018 candidacy off to a strong start this week. The labor attorney – who...

#ProbeGate: Payments, Referrals, Business Interests Scrutinized

FITSNewsApril 6, 2017April 8, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 6, 2017April 8, 2017

PURCHASING INFLUENCE? It’s been a slow news week so far when it comes to #ProbeGate – the ongoing criminal investigation into corruption at the S.C....

SC Pension Fund “Fix” Screws Taxpayers

FITSNewsApril 6, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 6, 2017

MASSIVE $826 MILLION TAX HIKE LOOMS … South Carolina lawmakers have found a way to “fix” the state’s pension fund problem. The only problem? It...

SC Senator Unveils Tax Swap

FITSNewsApril 5, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 5, 2017

GREG HEMBREE UNVEILS “3-5-7” PLAN … Sensing that a proposed five-year, $1.8 billion gasoline tax hike – one with an annual recurring tax increase of $600-800...

SC State Senate Race Heats Up

FITSNewsApril 5, 2017April 6, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 5, 2017April 6, 2017

RUNOFF LIKELY IN UPSTATE SPECIAL ELECTION … A special election for South Carolina Senate District 3 (map) is hitting the homestretch – with primary voters set...

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Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Don’s Deli & Bakery

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Country Café

SC Prison Shocker: Four Inmates Found Dead

#ProbeGate: Immunity Deals, Mass Subpoenas

SC Bond Bill “Dying”

Coastal Carolina Cheerleaders In Hot Water

Modest SC Choice Expansion: But How?

2018 SC Governor’s Race: Catherine Templeton Raises $700K

#ProbeGate: Payments, Referrals, Business Interests Scrutinized

SC Pension Fund “Fix” Screws Taxpayers

SC Senator Unveils Tax Swap

SC State Senate Race Heats Up

Crossroads 2026: Ralph Norman Endorses Alan Wilson

Tom Davis: Proud to Support Alan Wilson for Governor

Guest Column: Stand Up, South Carolina

Another S.C. GOP Runoff Poll Shows Alan Wilson in the Lead

Melissa Oremus: ‘Why I’m Supporting Pamela Evette’

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