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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

Erin ParrottJune 8, 2026June 10, 2026

by Erin ParrottJune 8, 2026June 10, 2026

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Country Café

Erin ParrottJune 1, 2026June 3, 2026

by Erin ParrottJune 1, 2026June 3, 2026

The Governor Of South Carolina (According To ESPN)

FITSNewsMarch 1, 2017March 1, 2017

by FITSNewsMarch 1, 2017March 1, 2017

UH-OH, HENRY McMASTER … S.C. governor Henry McMaster continues to fly pretty close to the fire as it relates to his embattled neo-Confederate political allies...

Bus Incident Injures Six High School Soccer Players

FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

“RADIATOR FAILURE” TO BLAME … A Lexington County, S.C. school bus carrying the White Knoll High School varsity soccer team suffered a radiator failure en route to...

The Price Of Failure: $16,211 Per Child

FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

ADDING UP SOUTH CAROLINA’S ONGOING INVESTMENT IN GOVERNMENT-RUN EDUCATION … Government-run schools in South Carolina will spend an astounding $16,211 per child in the coming...

SC Lawmakers Should Fund Voting Upgrade

FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

INTEGRITY OF PALMETTO STATE ELECTIONS IS AT STAKE … We don’t often raise fingers to keyboards in defense of government spending. Usually we find ourselves...

Date Rape Epidemic In Charleston

FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

UNHOLY BEHAVIOR IN THE HOLY CITY … Last December, a 17-year-old freshman at the government-run College of Charleston filed a lawsuit against the school, its trustees...

Gas Tax Hikes: A National View

FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

POLITICIANS (MOST OF THEM REPUBLICANS) ARE PUSHING THIS REGRESSIVE MEASURE ALL ACROSS AMERICA … Last week we reported exclusively on Republican lawmakers in South Carolina...

More On That $12 Million SC Nursing Home Bribe

FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017March 12, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017March 12, 2017

BREAKING DOWN A TAXPAYER-FUNDED BRIBE … Last week this website published a letter to the editor from Scott Jones, the president of the South Carolina Nursing...

Want A Friend In Politics?

FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017

… JUST NAME IT SOMETHING COOL, OKAY? This website has dinged S.C. Senator John Courson a good bit over the years. The fiscally liberal Republican...

SC Social Cons Plan Pushback Against Expanded Gaming

FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017

BUT SOME PLANS WOULD BE MORE VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED THAN OTHERS … Social conservatives in South Carolina plan on pushing back against recent momentum in support...

Fallen Veterans To Be Honored

FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017

by FITSNewsFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017

“UNCLAIMED” VETS TO BE INTERRED WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS … The remains of six “unclaimed” American veterans will be interred with full military honors this...

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