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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

Erin ParrottJune 10, 2026June 10, 2026

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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

Michael Pitts: Beware “Pro-Gun” Group

LettersJune 22, 2016June 22, 2016

by LettersJune 22, 2016June 22, 2016

“LOOK FOR PROVEN LEADERSHIP ON SECOND AMENDMENT ISSUES” Dear Editor, I have served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 14 years with previous...

SC Pension Fund Bomb About To Go Boom!

FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 22, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 22, 2016

TAXPAYERS WILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE FALLOUT, TOO … South Carolina’s State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA) is a relatively new animal. It was...

Greenville Sheriff Accused Of Boozing On Duty

FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 21, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 21, 2016

STEVE LOFTIS ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK AFTER VISITS TO LOCAL WATERING HOLE … Greenville county, S.C. sheriff Steve Loftis pulled 42 percent of the vote in...

Threats Alleged In Connection With SC Senate Runoff

FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 21, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 21, 2016

ENDORSEMENT SPARKS NASTY EXCHANGE … Twenty-two of South Carolina’s forty-six State Senate races saw competitive primary elections last week – and six of those multi-candidate...

$88 Million Interstate 77 Project: A Priority?

FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 22, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 21, 2016June 22, 2016

QUESTIONABLE ASSET ALLOCATION … South Carolina has innumerable Interstate highway needs – most notably Interstate 85 in the Upstate and Interstate 95 in the Lowcountry....

Endorsement Scandal Rocks SC Solicitor Race

FITSNewsJune 20, 2016June 20, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 20, 2016June 20, 2016

RUNOFF ELECTION MARRED BY TROUBLING ALLEGATIONS A key endorsement in the “Republican” runoff for South Carolina’s eleventh circuit solicitor is being called into question –...

SC Labor Participation Rate Inches Lower

FITSNewsJune 20, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 20, 2016

PALMETTO STATE HAS NATION’S EIGHTH-SMALLEST WORKFORCE … South Carolina’s labor participation rate slipped from 59.9 percent in April to 59.8 percent in May – the...

California Child Sex Scandal Has SC Connection

FITSNewsJune 20, 2016June 20, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 20, 2016June 20, 2016

FORMER BOB JONES UNIVERSITY STUDENT’S ARREST REVIVES 2014 SCANDAL INTO MISHANDLED SEX ABUSE CASES An entertainment attorney in California was arrested and charged with sodomizing a...

Catherine Templeton: Focused On SC Gubernatorial Bid

FITSNewsJune 20, 2016June 20, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 20, 2016June 20, 2016

MARK SANFORD DODGES A BULLET … FOR NOW The staggering vulnerability of maverick-turned-mushy U.S. congressman Mark Sanford has the South Carolina Lowcountry buzzing about potential...

Palmetto State’s Economic Growth Slips

FITSNewsJune 19, 2016June 19, 2016

by FITSNewsJune 19, 2016June 19, 2016

NOT A “GREAT DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA” FOR GDP EXPANSION Need further evidence of the failure of South Carolina’s government-driven, crony capitalist approach to economic...

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Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Don’s Deli & Bakery

Carolina Kitchen Confidential: Country Café

Michael Pitts: Beware “Pro-Gun” Group

SC Pension Fund Bomb About To Go Boom!

Greenville Sheriff Accused Of Boozing On Duty

Threats Alleged In Connection With SC Senate Runoff

$88 Million Interstate 77 Project: A Priority?

Endorsement Scandal Rocks SC Solicitor Race

SC Labor Participation Rate Inches Lower

California Child Sex Scandal Has SC Connection

Catherine Templeton: Focused On SC Gubernatorial Bid

Palmetto State’s Economic Growth Slips

Michael Graham: Soccer Is Not America’s Game, and It Never Will Be

S.C. Lawmaker Allegedly Pulled Gun At Polling Location

South Carolina Republican Runoff: Early Incoming Fire

Rom Reddy’s Costly Betrayal

Rabid Bobcat Confirmed In Chester County

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