NIKKI HALEY’S “REFORMERS” VERSUS RICHARD QUINN’S INCUMBENTS It’s been a rough year for the “Republican” establishment in South Carolina. Obviously its leading politicians and political...
LOOKING BACK AT A BOTCHED BID TO FIX STATE GOVERNMENT A little more than eight years ago, our founding editor Will Folks drafted a comprehensive reform blueprint for...
ESTABLISHMENT WAR AGAINST PRESUMPTIVE “REPUBLICAN” NOMINEE CONTINUES … The South Carolina Democratic party is demanding that GOP officials in the Palmetto State withdraw their support...
POWERFUL LOBBYIST ACCUSED OF THREATENING LEGISLATOR … The 2015-16 session of the S.C. General Assembly is over … mercifully. Palmetto State lawmakers will return in...
WHERE DID DAVE SCHWARTZ GO? This website has had its differences with Americans For Prosperity (AFP) – the political advocacy group founded by billionaire industrialists Charles G....
RURAL SCHOOL UNDER FIRE … A few days ago we ran a report outlining allegations against administrators at Cheraw High School – a government-run “failure...
“REPUBLICAN” DELEGATION TAKES (FAMILIAR) SHAPE A few months ago, the release of the South Carolina “Republican” party convention delegation – and its officers and committee...
LAST-DITCH LEGISLATIVE PUSH THREATENS HOME SOLAR PROTECTIONS This website’s policy on energy is pretty simple: We support whatever keeps the power flowing at the lowest possible cost...
ORWELLIAN PROGRAM REMAINS IN PLACE Government in South Carolina will continue to determine whether hospitals can add new services, expand facilities or buy certain types...