SC Budget Deal Reached
MORE MONEY, MORE FAILURE … As expected, South Carolina legislative conferees reached a deal this week on a final version of the Palmetto State’s 2017-2018...
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Release: Henry McMaster Signs Open Records Law
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster was joined today by Representative Bill Taylor, Representative Weston Newton and open government advocates for a ceremonial bill signing...
Henry McMaster Signs Freedom of Information Bill
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PROGRESS ON OPEN RECORDS … Earlier this month we filed a report on the proposed bolstering of South Carolina’s open records laws. We’re happy to...
SC Traffic Fatalities Mount
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PALMETTO STATE “DIEWAYS …” A total of 404 people have died on South Carolina highways through the first five months of the year – just ahead...
Deal Close On SC Budget
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TAXPAYERS BRACE … Legislative negotiators say they are “getting close” to approving a final budget for the state of South Carolina’s upcoming fiscal year – which...
#SC2018: Is Tom Davis Making Moves?
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GUBERNATORIAL BID AHEAD? South Carolina Senator Tom Davis will travel to Easley, S.C. in mid-June to address a group of GOP partisans – a speech...
Donald Trump Versus BMW
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PRESIDENT PICKS ODD FIGHT … U.S. President Donald Trump dropped a strange gauntlet during his trip to Europe this week, allegedly threatening to put a...
SC Dems Release: Donald Trump Threatens SC Jobs
Columbia, SC – South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Trav Robertson released the following statement on President Trump’s remark to European Union leaders that Germany is...
SC Economy Watch: April 2017 Labor Participation
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KEY METRIC HOLDS … After three consecutive months of growth, South Carolina’s labor participation rate remained unchanged during the month of April – according to...
SC Agency Needs To End “War On (Medical) Marijuana”
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WILL IT? Earlier this week, S.C. governor Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Sara Goldsby as director of the S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other...