Lawmakers: Bobby Harrell “Rigged” Supreme Court Vote
PUBLIC CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS RISE TO NEW LEVEL … S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell personally lobbied state lawmakers to switch their votes in a...
Programming Note
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MOVING DAY! As noted in this post, FITS is moving its home offices out of downtown Columbia, S.C. in response to rising taxes and crime....
Oh, Richard Eckstrom
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CREEPY, INCOMPETENT … AND RACIST S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom is a loser of the first order … something this website has extensively documented over...
SC Newspaper Censors Criticism Of Elected Officials
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“INCUMBENT PROTECTION” ALIVE AND WELL IN THE FOURTH ESTATE A South Carolina newspaper is refusing to print letters to the editor that criticize elected officials...
Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Responds To SC Job Situation
Unfortunately there were two big blows for South Carolina this week: Caterpillar will be ceasing operations in the upstate later this year and our labor...
Tea Party: All Bark, No Bite
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GROUPS SPEND BIG … ON THEMSELVES In the pantheon of political labels, “Tea Party” is just another clever bit of nomenclature waiting to lose its...
SC Minority Leader: Comptroller General Must Apologize For “Ignorant” Statements
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Columbia, SC – House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford called on SC Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom to apologize for his inflammatory comments regarding SC State University on...
Rural Black Candidate: Brothas Gotta Stick Together
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ASPIRING OFFICEHOLDER DEDICATES HIMSELF TO “BLACK NEEDS” Jasper County, S.C. has seen some rough times in recent years … First, the county was sold down...
Look Who’s Running For SC House
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“PLANTATION” VERSUS “PLASTICS” IN PALMETTO LEGISLATIVE BATTLE … White Democrats in rural regions of South Carolina are an endangered species. Take S.C. Rep. Grady Brown (D-Bishopville),...
SC: More Layoffs
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IT’S RAINING PINK SLIPS IN THE PALMETTO STATE Earlier this week, Caterpillar reporting it was laying off more than 500 employees at its facility in...