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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 …

Beneath the Surface: What’s Really Happening at Lake Wateree?

Jenn WoodMay 4, 2026May 4, 2026

May 4, 2026May 4, 20260

Opioid Settlement Update: More Funds Headed to South Carolina

Will FolksMay 1, 2026May 5, 2026

by Will FolksMay 1, 2026May 5, 2026

A Long Night Behind Closed Doors in South Congaree

Andrew FancherApril 30, 2026May 4, 2026

by Andrew FancherApril 30, 2026May 4, 2026

Doctor Clears Sandifer To Run Again

FITSNewsJanuary 13, 2014January 13, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 13, 2014January 13, 2014

S.C. Rep. Bill Sandifer (RINO-Pickens) has been cleared by his physician to seek reelection to the S.C. House in 2014, should he choose to do...

The Palmetto “Nullification” Scam

FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2014January 13, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2014January 13, 2014

INSIDE SOUTH CAROLINA’S MOST CONTENTIOUS LEGISLATIVE DEBATE Last week several of South Carolina’s top “limited government” leaders assembled for a super secret meeting regarding the...

Palmetto Prison System Blasted

FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2014January 12, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2014January 12, 2014

Is there yet another scandal in the works for S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s embattled cabinet? Quite possibly … although it seems as though this debacle...

Kirkman Finlay Meeting With Constituents

FITSNewsJanuary 11, 2014January 13, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 11, 2014January 13, 2014

S.C. Rep. Kirkman Finlay (R-Richland) rubs some people the wrong way with his gruff, no-nonsense demeanor – but we’ve always preferred that sort of personality...

Not A Great Day In SC For Sears

FITSNewsJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014

ACTUALLY, IT WASN’T A GREAT DAY FOR SEARS ANYWHERE You won’t see a press release from the S.C. Department of Commerce about this, but a...

Osborne: “Democrats For Nullification?”

LettersJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014

by LettersJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014

In recent years nullification has become a bone of contention between the political parties, but now it appears even Democrats are on board with the...

Danny Frazier Resigns

FITSNewsJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014

Lexington, S.C. town councilman Danny Frazier – a key figure in the “Lexington Ring” gambling scandal – has resigned his office, The (Columbia, S.C.) State...

SC Senator: “It’s Not A Tax, It’s A Fee”

FITSNewsJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014

For years, U.S. President Barack Obama insisted his “individual mandate” for purchasing health insurance wasn’t a tax. How come? Because if the mandate was a...

Democratic US Senate Candidate To Visit Spartanburg

FITSNewsJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014

Jay Stamper – the only announced Democratic challenger to incumbent “Republican” Lindsey Graham – will meet with voters in Spartanburg County (S.C.) next week. According...

About That Cheap Gas …

FITSNewsJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014

by FITSNewsJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014

We’re going to try and do a better job keeping our readers up to speed on changes in the price of gas, but one of...

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Beneath the Surface: What’s Really Happening at Lake Wateree?

Opioid Settlement Update: More Funds Headed to South Carolina

A Long Night Behind Closed Doors in South Congaree

Doctor Clears Sandifer To Run Again

The Palmetto “Nullification” Scam

Palmetto Prison System Blasted

Kirkman Finlay Meeting With Constituents

Not A Great Day In SC For Sears

Osborne: “Democrats For Nullification?”

Danny Frazier Resigns

SC Senator: “It’s Not A Tax, It’s A Fee”

Democratic US Senate Candidate To Visit Spartanburg

About That Cheap Gas …

Poll Shocker: South Carolina’s Political Calculus is Shifting

Gas Prices Still Surging as S.C. Republicans Keep Blocking Relief

Husband Accused of Killing Pregnant South Carolina Mom Captured in Italy

South Carolina Deputy Fired After DUI, Hit-and-Run and Drug Charges

Donald Trump Pushes S.C. Republicans on Redistricting

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