Roller Coaster
With South Carolina economic forecasters expected to slash revenue estimates again when they meet later this week (in all likelihood triggering an emergency session of the S.C. General Assembly) we figured now was as good a time as any to bring everybody up to speed on how we
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Bailing On Bobby
House Speaker Bobby Harrell - who by title should be the most powerful politician in the state of South Carolina - is politically weaker than he has been at any point since assuming control of the S.C. House three years
Powerful Chairman Won’t Run In 2010
House Ways & Means Chairman Dan Cooper will not seek re-election to the S.C. General Assembly in 2010, sources tell FITSNews. Cooper – who along with State Sen. Hugh Leatherman and House Speaker Bobby Harrell has engineered
Sanford For Treasurer?
It’s been one of the hottest rumors in Columbia over the summer - that S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is planning on postponing his political retirement to run for State Treasurer in 2010, an office he would not only
Exclusive: McConnell Blasts Sanford
The war of words between Republican leaders escalated to an all-time high today, as S.C. Senate President Glenn McConnell addressed rumors of his alleged involvement in a scheme to suppress conservative power in
South Carolina’s Small Business Sham
MEET THE S.C. CHAMBER OF “MORE GOVERNMENT” FITSNews - August 18, 2008 - In a state full of oxymoronic organizations, the S.C. “Small Business Chamber of Commerce” has to be at the top of the list.
Round The Horn
WHAT’S UP ON THE WEB THIS WEEKEND? FITSNews - August 16, 2008 - Since a nasty virus has infiltrated the FITSNews‘ compound this weekend, we figured we’d take this




