#SC2018: Planned Parenthood Spat
ISSUE SPILLS INTO GOVERNOR’S RACE The “Republican” primary for governor of South Carolina is still more than a year away, but the battle lines in...
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SC Open Records: The Next Step
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END LEGISLATIVE EXEMPTION … We wrote last week about some positive upgrades to South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws – reforms which should make...
#SC2018: Catherine Templeton Still “Tonning It”
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DOLLAR DOLLAR BILLS, Y’ALL … So far the biggest surprise of the 2018 “Republican” governor’s race in South Carolina was the impressive $700,000 haul reported by labor...
SC Budget Deal Reached
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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...
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...