Release – DHEC Ignored State Law w/ Dredging Vote

January 25, 2012 By

Legislation addresses DHEC’s actions & protects SC’s future interests (Columbia, SC) – Today, the S.C. House of Representatives passed a bill (H. 4627) to protect our state’s waterways and environmental interests.  The Legislation, approved by a 111 to 0 vote, reaffirmed and solidified an existing 2007 state law requiring the Governor’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Board to first gain the approval of the Savannah River Maritime Commission before it can … Read More

Release – SLED Investigating Reports of Dead People Voting

January 12, 2012 By

New fraud concerns make strong case for Voter ID appeal even stronger (Columbia, SC) – To secure our state elections and the integrity of every ballot, South Carolina lawmakers passed a Voter ID law last year supported by more than ¾ of all citizens.  House Speaker Bobby Harrell said, “Lacking a photo ID requirement makes it difficult, if not impossible, to prove or even recognize some types of potential voter fraud.  Many opportunities where fraud could occur would easily be … Read More

Lawmakers have full plate this year

January 5, 2012 By

  Lawmakers have full plate this year Money, Chas. port lead 2012 session By Yvonne Wenger Monday, January 2, 2012 COLUMBIA -- South Carolina lawmakers are about to embark on their 2012 session, but how much will their work in the next six months change the lives of the men, women and children who call this state home? Gov. Nikki Haley said that depends on which steps the Legislature takes to create jobs for the nearly 10 percent of workers who are … Read More

South Carolina’s jobless rate drops below 10 percent

December 20, 2011 By

The State Posted on Tue, Dec. 20, 2011 Staff reports South Carolina’s jobless rate fell below 10 percent in November for the first time since April as retailers beefed up sales staff for an unexpectedly good holiday shopping season and others dropped out of the job search. The state’s jobless rate dropped more than half a percentage to 9.9 percent from 10.5 percent in October, according to a report from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce released this morning. It was … Read More

Newsletter – The Facts: Censored by the Media‏

December 12, 2011 By

Dear Friends, Thanks to the internet and social media, traditional media outlets no longer have a monopoly on where you get your news - making it more difficult for them to hide the truth.  In the last few weeks, I have been attempting to inform the public about the Chairman of the SC Democratic Party’s attempt to use the Supreme Court of SC to raise your taxes by $3 Billion a year. They are trying to create a backdoor tax increase by suing the state, asking that everything sold in … Read More