CRESCENT PEOPLE: Congressman Mick Mulvaney — From “Nitpick Caucus” to “Fab Four”
Sometimes things don’t work out the way we plan. We may start out moving in one direction and wind up doing something completely different. Other times, we may plan to do something and take a different path to get there. Congressman Mick Mulvaney is an accidental politician…sort of. He planned to serve in elected […]
Lt. Governor McConnell Will Not Seek Reelection to His Former Senate Seat
Since last week’s resignation of former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard and the constitutional succession of former Senator Glenn McConnell to the state’s second highest office, rumors have swirled as to Lt. Gov. McConnell’s intentions regarding the seat he held for so long. This afternoon, Lt. Gov. McConnell issued a formal statement to clarify his position […]
School Choice Bill Introduced in SC Senate
A bipartisan group of seventeen senators has introduced school choice legislation in the South Carolina State Senate. The bill primarily supports low-income students and children with special educational needs through privately funded scholarships. Modest tax deductions for families who homeschool their children or pay out of pocket for independent schools are also part of the […]
YOUR TURN: “Fiscal Fitness Matters” by Senator Phillip W. Shoopman
Last year, the voters in the Upstate and across the country spoke loudly that they wanted real reform and real conservative solutions to the spending habits and inefficient government practices both in Washington and in Columbia. The 2010 election was a revolution for a change in Washington to fix a system where overspending and budgetary deficits […]
