MASSIVE $826 MILLION TAX HIKE LOOMS … South Carolina lawmakers have found a way to “fix” the state’s pension fund problem. The only problem? It amounts...
CONTROVERSIAL MEASURE NOW ONE STEP AWAY FROM GOVERNOR’S DESK … By a 14-7 margin, a South Carolina Senate panel has voted to advance a five-year, $1.8...
NEW GOVERNOR REPLACES STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK CHAIRMAN … The chairman of the S.C. State Infrastructure Bank (STIB) has been ousted – and replaced by a prominent...
ANOTHER RIGGED SUPREME COURT ELECTION? We were trying to take it “one scandal at a time” when it comes to powerful S.C. Senate president Hugh Leatherman....
“FOR THOSE OF YOU KEEPING SCORE AT HOME …” In case you missed it, January was a crazy month in South Carolina politics. The big news? Former...
GROUNDWORK BEING LAID FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED CRONY CAPITALIST SHAKEDOWN … The powerful politician who wants to regulate political speech in South Carolina under the pretenses...
HUGH LEATHERMAN RETAINS HIS POWERFUL POST … Constitution, schm-onstitution … S.C. Senate president Hugh Leatherman defied the law this week – successfully sidestepping his obligation to ascend to...
THE ANATOMY OF AN INSIDER SHAKEDOWN … South Carolina’s “Godfather of Pork” was angry … Accustomed to calling the shots in Palmetto politics with nobody standing in...
BATTLE BREWING FOR S.C. SENATE PRESIDENCY … Right before former S.C. governor Nikki Haley resigned her office on Tuesday evening – passing her powers to new...
“GODFATHER OF PORK” KEEPS POWERFUL POST … FOR NOW S.C. Senate president Hugh Leatherman was reelected to his powerful legislative leadership post this week – even...