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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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Big Liquor’s “Big Win?”

FITSNewsApril 4, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 4, 2017

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN PALMETTO STATE’S LIQUOR LIMITATIONS … WHO BENEFITS? “Big Liquor” won a big victory in South Carolina last week … or so...

SC Governor 2018: Catherine Templeton Confirms Bid

FITSNewsApril 4, 2017April 4, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 4, 2017April 4, 2017

LABOR LAWYER WILL CHALLENGE HENRY McMASTER … Turns out there was no “cold water” after all. Catherine Templeton – a labor lawyer who ran the largest...

Henry McMaster Vows Gas Tax Veto

FITSNewsApril 4, 2017April 4, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 4, 2017April 4, 2017

GOVERNOR’S VIEW OF BORROWING BILL LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED, THOUGH … After months of dancing around the issue, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster finally...

Another Emergency SC Ports Meeting Scheduled

FITSNewsApril 4, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 4, 2017

MORE “PORT POLITICS?” For the second time in as many weeks, the board of the scandal-scarred, results-challenged S.C. State Ports Authority (SCSPA) will gather for...

Greenville News Exposes SC Road Funding Scam

FITSNewsApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017

THIS SHOULD SPAWN SOME REAL ROAD RAGE … For years, this website has said that Palmetto State taxpayers were providing the scandal-scarred S.C. Department of Transportation...

SC Trial Lawyers Raise Big Bucks For Tommy Pope

FITSNewsApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017

SPECIAL INTEREST DOLLARS FLOWING … Several of the Palmetto State’s most influential trial lawyers – and left-leaning politicians – are raising big bucks on behalf...

#ProbeGate: Grand Jury Reconvening Soon

FITSNewsApril 3, 2017April 4, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 3, 2017April 4, 2017

MORE INDICTMENTS COULD BE COMING … A statewide grand jury tasked with issuing subpoenas, receiving testimony and returning indictments in an ongoing investigation of public corruption...

Letter: Sheri Few Responds To Her Critics

LettersApril 3, 2017

by LettersApril 3, 2017

“GRASSROOTS MOM” OUTLINES AGENDA … Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to write, explain why I’m running and hopefully put an end to the...

SCDEW Director Under Fire For Allegedly Mocking Governor

FITSNewsApril 3, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 3, 2017

HENRY McMASTER “LIVID …” The director of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) may lose her job over a text message she allegedly...

SCDJJ Needs New Leadership

FITSNewsApril 3, 2017

by FITSNewsApril 3, 2017

HENRY McMASTER NEEDS TO FILL THIS CABINET POST … One of S.C. governor Henry McMaster’s first moves in office earlier this year was to demand...

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Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Don’s Deli & Bakery

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Country Café

Big Liquor’s “Big Win?”

SC Governor 2018: Catherine Templeton Confirms Bid

Henry McMaster Vows Gas Tax Veto

Another Emergency SC Ports Meeting Scheduled

Greenville News Exposes SC Road Funding Scam

SC Trial Lawyers Raise Big Bucks For Tommy Pope

#ProbeGate: Grand Jury Reconvening Soon

Letter: Sheri Few Responds To Her Critics

SCDEW Director Under Fire For Allegedly Mocking Governor

SCDJJ Needs New Leadership

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’

Guest Column: Judicial Favors and Political Friends

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