Jean Toal’s Lawmaker Protection Order
Last Friday, S.C. Supreme Court chief justice Jean Toal quietly issued an “amendment and clarification” of a 2010 order excusing state lawyer-legislators from having to...
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SC Lawmaker Has Crack Bust On Record
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A sitting South Carolina lawmaker has a previously undisclosed drug bust on his record, FITS has learned. Christopher Hart (D-Richland) – a Columbia-based attorney –...
SC Supreme Court Clears Nikki Haley
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The S.C. Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that paved the way for a legislative whitewash of serious ethics charges against S.C. Gov....
Wire: Witches, Court, Business, Buds, Etc.
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We get lots of tips, comments and questions about stuff we write … and stuff people want us to write. Wanna share a link? Suggestion? Criticism? Question?...
Jean Toal Shocker!
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Months after telling her colleagues she planned on stepping down as chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court, former liberal activist Jean Toal shocked her fellow...
Richland County Robbery: A Smoking Gun
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Two weeks after the S.C. Supreme Court upheld (without comment) the results of a rigged election in Richland County, S.C., evidence has emerged which directly...
SC Parties Comment On “Robbery” Ruling
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The “Richland County Robbery” isn’t your typical crime story. For starters, the amount stolen – $1.2 billion – is obviously quite significant. Then there are...
SC Parties Mum On Controversial Court Ruling
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For those of you who haven’t been following the “Richland County Robbery,” it’s the saga of how $1.2 billion in new sales tax revenue is...
What’s Holding Up Bull Street? Incentives …
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DEVELOPER HAGGLING OVER AMOUNT OF TAXPAYER-FUNDED ASSISTANCE Earlier this week, we published a report (and accompanying photo set) on the abandoned government property in downtown...
Savannah River Sellout Overturned … For Now
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BUT CAN THE DAMAGE NIKKI HALEY HAS DONE TO SOUTH CAROLINA EVER BE FIXED?...