“FORTIFYING DIALOGUE” Two South Carolina State Senators – one a white Republican from the Upstate and the other a black Democrat from the rural Pee Dee
“QUINNDOM” ON THE ROPES … This week’s news that the S.C. Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) named three candidates for an upcoming vacancy on the
PHILLIP YARBOROUGH ALSO LIKELY TO FACE CHALLENGERS … A Lexington County, S.C. councilman arrested ten days ago following a domestic incident involving one of his in-laws
“DIVERSITY” OVERLOAD … The University of South Carolina’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (yes, that’s a real thing) is bragging on its progress in responding to
LAWMAKERS CONTEMPLATING FIVE-FOLD INCREASE OF EXISTING CAP … Members of the South Carolina Senate are discussing a major expansion of the Palmetto State’s fledgling special
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE … State Rep. Bill Whitmire will lead a powerful education budget writing subcommittee when lawmakers return to Columbia, S.C. next year. The fiscally
“KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE AND YOUR REPUBLICANS CLOSER …” Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously reelected Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as their leader