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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 …

Opioid Settlement Update: More Funds Headed to South Carolina

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A Long Night Behind Closed Doors in South Congaree

Andrew FancherApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026

by Andrew FancherApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Autism Acceptance Month: What Inclusion Really Looks Like

Jenn WoodApril 29, 2026May 1, 2026

by Jenn WoodApril 29, 2026May 1, 2026

Converse College: Struggling? Or Thriving?

FITSNewsSeptember 12, 2014September 12, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 12, 2014September 12, 2014

SCHOOL’S TUITION CUT PROMPTS DEBATE OVER FISCAL FUTURE … Converse College is a private liberal arts institution located in Spartanburg, S.C. that offers undergraduate degrees...

Lawmakers: Nikki Haley Urging Impeachment Of Bobby Harrell

FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

GOVERNOR ALSO URGING HOUSE MEMBERS TO SUPPORT JAY LUCAS Multiple South Carolina lawmakers – Democrats and “Republicans” – tell FITS they are receiving phone calls...

SC Attorney General: Speaker Cannot Suspend Himself

FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

ALAN WILSON’S OFFICE SAYS “PRESIDING OFFICER” MUST ISSUE SUSPENSION Nothing in South Carolina politics is ever simple or easy is it? And maybe that’s the...

Letter: “Republicans” Send Taxpayers Cleanup Bill For Gated Community

FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

Dear Editor, A while back you wrote a story about S.C. Sen. Tom Young and Rep. Billy Taylor intervening in a bridge/road repair issue in...

Bobby Harrell Suspends Himself From Office

FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

JAY LUCAS TO TAKE OVER AS INTERIM SPEAKER S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell – one of the two most powerful elected officials in...

SCETV Releases 2014 Debate Guidelines

FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014

S.C. Educational Television (SCETV) is organizing a televised debate among the candidates for the U.S. Senate – prompting the government-run news outlet to publish its...

Nikki Haley Says Bobby Harrell Should Resign

FITSNewsSeptember 10, 2014September 11, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 10, 2014September 11, 2014

GOVERNOR CALLS ON SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO STEP DOWN … SOMEHOW ISN’T STRUCK BY LIGHTNING S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley waded into the scandal surrounding...

Bobby Harrell Responds To Indictment

FITSNewsSeptember 10, 2014September 10, 2014

by FITSNewsSeptember 10, 2014September 10, 2014

With a criminal trial looming, calls for his resignation building and his “Republican” colleagues jockeying for his job, S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell...