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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 …

Pro-Palestine Protesters at the University of South Carolina

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Hampton County Financial Mismanagement Prompts Investigations, Allegations

Callie LyonsApril 18, 2024April 19, 2024

by Callie LyonsApril 18, 2024April 19, 2024

South Carolina Beach Water Monitoring Set To Begin …

FITSNewsApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024

by FITSNewsApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024

Sources: Bobby Harrell Will Be Cleared

FITSNewsDecember 10, 2013December 10, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 10, 2013December 10, 2013

A report on S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s ethics case – currently in the hands of S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson – will not result...

Black On Black (Political) Violence

FITSNewsDecember 10, 2013December 10, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 10, 2013December 10, 2013

S.C. Rep. Bakari Sellers (D-Bamberg) has proposed a pair of sensible reforms to the Palmetto State’s antiquated 1895 government structure – consolidating two law enforcement...

SC Sheriff Defies Obama’s Mandela Flag Order

FITSNewsDecember 7, 2013December 7, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 7, 2013December 7, 2013

A Sheriff in Pickens County, S.C. is defying U.S. President Barack Obama by refusing to lower the American flag to half-staff in honor of former...

Columbia Mayor’s Brother-In-Law Shot And Killed

FITSNewsDecember 7, 2013December 7, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 7, 2013December 7, 2013

Donald Gist – the brother-in-law of Columbia, S.C. mayor Steve Benajamin – was shot and killed in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday afternoon. According to Queen City...

SC Highway Funding: Flushing Money

FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

This week South Carolina’s Department of Transportation (SCDOT) approved another $136 million to go to the Interstate 526 boondoggle – one of the most pointless...

SC Lawmaker: Slowpokes, Keep Right

FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

S.C. Rep. Joshua Putnam (R-Anderson) has filed legislation requiring slow drivers to stay out of the farthest left-hand lane on Palmetto State highways. Putnum’s bill...

Nikki Haley’s FB Fans Love Nelson Mandela (Not)

FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

Like pretty much every politician in America, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley took to her Facebook page to offer her thoughts on the passing of former...

SC Lawmaker Regulating Beyond The Grave

FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 6, 2013December 6, 2013

S.C. Rep. John King (D-York) is a funeral home director. And like “Republican” funeral home director/ legislator Bill Sandifer (RINO-Oconee), he’s always looking out for...

Finally … Something For SC To Brag About?

FITSNewsDecember 5, 2013December 5, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 5, 2013December 5, 2013

Men in South Carolina may be dumb, poor and lazy … but they’ve got something big going for them. Or at least they think so …...

The Wire: Back Again

FITSNewsDecember 5, 2013

by FITSNewsDecember 5, 2013

We don’t really do “wires” any more – which is kind of dumb on our part because they always got lots of clicks and provided...

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Pro-Palestine Protesters at the University of South Carolina

Hampton County Financial Mismanagement Prompts Investigations, Allegations

South Carolina Beach Water Monitoring Set To Begin …

Sources: Bobby Harrell Will Be Cleared

Black On Black (Political) Violence

SC Sheriff Defies Obama’s Mandela Flag Order

Columbia Mayor’s Brother-In-Law Shot And Killed

SC Highway Funding: Flushing Money

SC Lawmaker: Slowpokes, Keep Right

Nikki Haley’s FB Fans Love Nelson Mandela (Not)

SC Lawmaker Regulating Beyond The Grave

Finally … Something For SC To Brag About?

The Wire: Back Again

Prioleau Alexander: ‘What Would You Do?’ Episode II

‘Don’t Look Here:’ Another Lowcountry Financial Scandal?

Medical Marijuana: South Carolina House Is Out Of Excuses

South Carolina Judicial Reform Bills Face Uncertain Future

Investigation Into Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Escalates

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