Assessing investigation's impact on South Carolina's marketplace of ideas ...
POOR PEOPLE, HIGH TAXES South Carolinians are among the poorest people in America – yet they pay the 17th highest sales tax in the country, according...
CRONY CAPITALISM? Google is drawing criticism over what some say is its excessive use of Lowcountry water resources. The company needs massive amounts of groundwater to...
GETTING RICH OFF GOVERNMENT … A so-called “Republican” consultant with close ties to powerful S.C. Senator Hugh Leatherman is raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars...
FAILED PROGRAM PAYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO GOP ADVISOR … One of the “Republican” consultants tangentially tied to an ongoing anti-corruption investigation has raked in hundreds of thousands of...
DON’T TRUST LAWMAKERS TO PROPERLY FIX THEIR OWN COSTLY INCOMPETENCE … Following the lead of S.C. treasurer Curtis Loftis – who has made fixing the Palmetto...
VETERAN REPORTER OUT AT “THE NERVE” Ron Aiken – one of the better investigative reporters in South Carolina – has left his post with The Nerve, a...
REVELATIONS ALSO IMPACT CONTROVERSIAL HIGHWAY PROJECT … Credit reporter Ron Aiken of The (Columbia, S.C.) Nerve. He’s got one hell of a scoop up this week...
AND RIGHTFULLY SO … The credibility of S.C. Policy Council president Ashley Landess has diminished greatly in recent weeks. Her organization – and its new media...
THERE’S NO STOPPING THIS CORRUPT GRAVY TRAIN … Earlier this week we reported that the S.C. Department of Revenue (SCDOR) was close to announcing its verdict...