Stephen Goldfinch Says He’s Staying Put
The South Carolina lawmaker facing federal charges in a stem cell harvesting scam isn’t resigning – nor does he expect to be removed from office....
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Kirkman Finlay Is Old School
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Our founding editor was tailgating in Athens, Georgia not long ago when he bumped into Jim Corbett, a former Republican candidate for the S.C. House who...
Nathan “Head” Ballentine Is A Hero (Not)
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S.C. Rep. Nathan Ballentine – who has the largest head of any member of the S.C. General Assembly (and trust us, that’s saying something) –...
House Republicans Assail Haley’s “Weak” Vetoes
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Members of the S.C. Senate aren’t the only ones piling on S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley for her less-than-aggressive budget vetoes … After several Senators ripped...
SC Budget Sent To Nikki Haley
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley received a (roughly) $22.8 billion budget this week from the S.C. General Assembly … but only by a whisker. The budget...
John Scott: Senator For Hire?
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Less than a week after S.C. Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) was forced to resign his office amid an embarrassing ethics investigation, another black Democrat is...
School Choice: Expanded Version Advances
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The South Carolina House of Representatives expanded the modest school choice proposals approved last month by the State Senate, adding some teeth to the Palmetto...
Gut Check Time, Black Lawmakers
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On a key education vote this week, black lawmakers in the South Carolina House of Representatives have a choice to make … They can either...
SC House Spending $2 Million On New Furniture
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The S.C. House of Representatives is planning to spend $2 million in the upcoming budget on new furniture for its members’ downtown Columbia, S.C. offices. In...
Robert Ford Scandal: The Report
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The abrupt resignation of S.C. Senator Robert Ford (D-Charleston) this week in response to a series of damning (and embarrassing) revelations regarding his campaign finances...