South Carolina Charter War: Rogue Lawmaker’s Vendetta Imperils Reform
Bill to improve charter schools in the Palmetto State faces an uncertain future due to House leader's hostile amendments......
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Sheri Few To Run For SC Superintendent
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Another day, another kooky candidate is jumping into the race for S.C. Superintendent of Education … This time it’s Sheri Few, a devout social conservative...
Mick Zais Will Not Seek Reelection
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S.C. Superintendent of Education Mick Zais will not seek a second term in office, sources close to his office have confirmed to FITS. Zais’ announcement...
Mark And Maria: Relationship Status?
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Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is still engaged to his Latin lover and “soul mate,” Maria Belen Chapur. That’s according to sources close to the...
Sixteen Candles … Err, Candidates
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A superfluity of politicians (and wanna-be politicians) formally declared their intention to seek the GOP nomination for South Carolina’s first congressional district. This crowded race...
Sixteen Candidates File For SC First District
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Columbia, S.C.- 16 Republican candidates have filed in the special election for South Carolina’s 1st U.S. Congressional District. The candidates will meet in the March...
SC-1: McCoy Makes It Official
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The incredibly crowded field for South Carolina’s first congressional district seat just got … “crowdeder?” Yup. That’ll work. S.C. Rep. Peter McCoy (R-James Island) is...
The Wire: 1/22/2013
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Welcome to the wire! Our pseudo-daily assemblage of tips, comments, questions and snippets from you, our loyal readers … Today marks the first full day...
SC House “Republicans” Fall Short On Fiscal Conservative Votes
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FISCAL LIBERALS DOMINATE PALMETTO STATE’S “GOP-CONTROLLED” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Last week we took a look at the abysmal scores recorded by “Republican” members of the...
The Wire: 1/9/2013
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TIPS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SNIPPETS Welcome to “The Wire …” Today marks the second day of the 2013 session of the S.C. General Assembly – a.k.a....