2018 SC Governor’s Race: Catherine Templeton Raises $700K
BIG MONEY HAUL … Republican gubernatorial candidate Catherine Templeton got her 2018 candidacy off to a strong start this week. The labor attorney – who...
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#ProbeGate: Payments, Referrals, Business Interests Scrutinized
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PURCHASING INFLUENCE? It’s been a slow news week so far when it comes to #ProbeGate – the ongoing criminal investigation into corruption at the S.C....
SC Governor 2018: Catherine Templeton Confirms Bid
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LABOR LAWYER WILL CHALLENGE HENRY McMASTER … Turns out there was no “cold water” after all. Catherine Templeton – a labor lawyer who ran the largest...
Another Emergency SC Ports Meeting Scheduled
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MORE “PORT POLITICS?” For the second time in as many weeks, the board of the scandal-scarred, results-challenged S.C. State Ports Authority (SCSPA) will gather for...
#ProbeGate: Grand Jury Reconvening Soon
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MORE INDICTMENTS COULD BE COMING … A statewide grand jury tasked with issuing subpoenas, receiving testimony and returning indictments in an ongoing investigation of public corruption...
Port Of Port Royal: Finally Sold?
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PROPERTY TO BE UNLOADED AT LONG LAST … Thirteen years after it was shuttered, a government-owned port property in the South Carolina Lowcountry is finally...
#ProbeGate: GOP Solicitors Join Investigation
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“PROSECUTION TEAM” FORMED … Three Republican solicitors have joined Democratic special prosecutor David Pascoe in pursuing #ProbeGate – the ongoing, escalating investigation of corruption in South Carolina state...
Sources: Henry McMaster Being Kept In The Dark
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EMBATTLED GOVERNOR ALLEGEDLY MISINFORMED BY KEY ADVISORS … S.C. governor Henry McMaster’s decision to stick with embattled political advisor Richard Quinn has been described as either...
#ProbeGate: IRS Involvement
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FINANCIAL RECORDS UNDER SCRUTINY … Two-and-a-half months ago we filed a report addressing some of the allegations against suspended S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill – a report which also...
Alan Wilson’s Spokeswoman Departs
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PROBE-RELATED? S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson‘s spokesperson is leaving her job at the agency. Hayley Thrift Bledsoe – one of three young political operatives referred...