#ProbeGate: IRS Involvement
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...
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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...
SC Ports Authority Suspends “Quinndom” Contracts
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AGENCY CITES SPECTER OF ONGOING INVESTIGATION … By a 5-3 vote, the politically appointed board of the S.C. State Ports Authority (SCSPA) voted this week...
SC Governor’s Race Reset
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IS THE GOP FIELD RE-OPENING? None of them will say so publicly, but four prominent Palmetto politicos are privately recalibrating their calculus when it comes to...
#ProbeGate: Point Of Origin
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HOW IT ALL STARTED … We did a lengthy post last week on the “past, present and future” of #ProbeGate – an ongoing investigation into...
“Governor’s Ball” Nets $700K For Henry McMaster
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REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT RAISES BIG BUCKS … A black tie gala honoring S.C. governor Henry McMaster and his wife, first lady Peggy McMaster, raised $700,000...
#QuinnFall: Who Benefits?
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PREVIEWING THE FALLOUT … At this point it’s abundantly clear the influential Republican political consulting empire of Richard Quinn is in serious trouble. The firm’s proximity to...
Walt Wilkins: Staying Put (For Now)
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S.C. thirteenth circuit solicitor Walt Wilkins stirred the pot in Greenville, S.C. this week when he informed staffers and other supporters of a looming announcement...
John Monk: SLED Raided “The Quinndom”
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“ARMLOADS OF STUFF” SEIZED … Armed with a grand jury search warrant, agents of the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) conducted a raid recently on...
#ProbeGate: Past, Present And Future
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MAKING SENSE OF THE BIGGEST SCANDAL TO HIT SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE “LOST TRUST” For the better part of the last two-and-a-half years, this website was...