Battle Lines Form For Jimmy Merrill’s Seat
FIELD-IN-WAITING … It’s been a dark time for suspended South Carolina state representative Jimmy Merrill – one of the influential lawmakers ensnared by #ProbeGate, an ongoing,...
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“Hit List” Targets SC Gas Tax Hike Opponents
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TAXPAYER ALLIES TARGETED FOR DEFEAT Conventional wisdom dictates that “Republican” members of the South Carolina House of Representatives who voted in favor of a costly, controversial and...
SC House 113 Special Election: Field Set
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FIVE CANDIDATES FILE … In case you missed it, candidate filing closed over the weekend for a special legislative election in the South Carolina Lowcountry....
SC General Assembly: Upstate Lawmaker Announces Impending Resignation
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HAROLD MITCHELL TO STEP DOWN, CITES HEALTH REASONS … S.C. Representative Harold Mitchell – a liberal Democrat from a heavily gerrymandered district in Spartanburg County...
SC-5: Ralph Norman Backed Gas Tax Hike, Too
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“TAX HIKE TOMMY” HAS SOME COMPANY … Former S.C. Rep. Ralph Norman has launched a major advertising blitz (including ads on this website) in support...
Letter: Sunlight Needed On SC Benefit Bill
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TAXPAYERS DESERVE ANSWERS … Dear Editor, Legislation is quietly moving through the S.C. General Assembly that could wind up costing taxpayers a fortune. A health and dental...
Release: Katie Arrington Introduces Bill To Limit Politicians’ Power
COLUMBIA, SC – First-term State Representative Katie Arrington (R-Summerville) introduced legislation this week to ensure all of the power in Columbia does not lie in...
Freshman SC Lawmaker Proposes Term Limits For Committee Chairs
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KATIE ARRINGTON ROLLS OUT LONG-OVERDUE REFORM … Freshman S.C. Rep. Katie Arrington has filed legislation that would impose term limits on the chairmen of committees in...
#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...
SC Budget: “On The Record” Voting Is A Scam
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“BUDGET TRANSPARENCY” SHOWS THE FUTILITY OF RESISTING SOUTH CAROLINA’S STATUS QUO … There was “budget transparency” in the South Carolina House of Representatives on Monday … but...