WHAT’S GOING ON: House GOP Unveils 2012 Agenda
The South Carolina House Republican Caucus unveiled its 2012 Legislative Agenda today focusing on a fairer tax code, stronger Right to Work laws, healthier retirement system, ensuring the First in the South Primary, and pushing last year’s reforms through the S.C. Senate. “Last year, we unveiled a 20-point agenda that we expected to take 2 […]
WHAT’S GOING ON: In the State Senate
The South Carolina Senate spent most of last week debating a bill to end the state Budget and Control Board and put its functions under a newly-created Department of Administration. South Carolina is the only state in the nation that has a Budget and Control Board – an agency that reports to five different people, […]
CRESCENT Provides Commentary to Irish Network for South Carolina Republican Primary
RTE News’ “This Week” is Ireland’s longest running current affairs program, and CRESCENT editor Taft Matney joined RTE’s Fran McNulty and Richard Downes yesterday morning to provide commentary on Saturday’s presidential preference primary in South Carolina. Listen to the audio HERE. Tweet
More Presidential Campaign Dirty Tricks (A.K.A. South Carolina Politics)
Earlier this morning, emails began circulating throughout South Carolina political circles claiming to originate from CNN as “breaking news” that former House speaker and GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich forced his second ex-wife Marianne to have an abortion. The email was fake. Although the message allegedly came from “BreakingNews@mail.cnn.com,” according to CNN political reporter Peter […]
Video Poker: Not Dead After All?
Although video poker was prohibited in South Carolina in 1999, a little known loophole is being used and causing an increase in the operation of similar machines — much to the frustration of law enforcement, prosecutors, and now state legislators. This morning in front of the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center, Senator Larry Martin (R-District […]
