Archive for the ‘State’ Category

PRESS RELEASE from SC House on Federal Card Check Lawsuit

Click here for the press release. Excerpts: The House Republicans stood with business leaders Saturday to resist a Federal threat to sue our state over the “card check” constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. “This is another example of an overreaching Federal government that the Republican Caucus has vowed to resist,” said House [...]

January 15, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: State  No Comments

Feds threaten to sue states INCLUDING SC over union laws

Who wants to be our subject matter expert on this issue and report in? Who wants to call Alan Wilson and get the scoop? Sam Hananel for the AP reports “The National Labor Relations Board on Friday threatened to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah over constitutional amendments guaranteeing workers the right to [...]

January 14, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: State  One Comment

Senate prepared to dilute/delay roll call voting bill

Check out this email from Talbert Black, cautioning us to stay alert and watch the Senate deal with the roll call voting bill passed by the house. You can find your Senator and his contact information here by entering your zip code. Excerpts: We have a long way to go yet. The Senate, though softening, [...]

January 13, 2011   Posted in: State  No Comments

Tea Party and House Speaker Race

Texas just went through in a BIG WAY a similar situation to what SC Tea Parties went through in the Fall … making a concerted effort, for the first time for most folks, to impact the vote for Speaker of the House. In both states, the incumbent speaker survived, but lots of lessons learned and [...]

January 13, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: RINO Alert, State  No Comments

Roll Call Voting On The Calendar!

Talbert Black brings us this news (and if you’re not on his email list you are missing great stuff about the SC legislature, so email him at talbert@talbertblack.com and ask to be put on his list) … ++++++ In a swift attack, Representative Nathan Ballentine (R, District 71, Richland) made a motion to recall the [...]

January 12, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: State  One Comment

Text of Nikki Haley’s Inauguration Speech

Thanks Jason Spencer … here is the text of Nikki’s speech today. This was right up front, right underneath the thanks to family and the Sanfords: We have a history of fierce independence, and that independence has some remarkable relevance for us today. While in 1773 it was the Tea Party in Boston that became [...]

January 12, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: State  No Comments

Meet the SC Fair Tax

Please read this posting by John Steinberger, one of the subject matter experts here in SC on the Fair Tax. John is encouraging us all to educate ourselves on the Fair Tax and be prepared and willing to speak with those who represent us in Columbia about it, as there are prefilled bills and it [...]

January 8, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: State, Tax/Budget/Spending  3 Comments

SC House Unveils 2011-2012 Legislative Agenda

From the press release today: “The voters of South Carolina spoke loudly that these conservative reforms must be enacted,” said Majority Leader Kenny Bingham. “Many of these items are pieces of legislation that the House has approved numerous times, but have not become law. This year, it is essential that we approve Voter ID, tort [...]

January 6, 2011   Posted in: State  No Comments

A Good Assessment of the SCGOP

The Garnet Spy, one of the best SC blogs IMO gives us some thoughtful observations on the state of the SCGOP. Read his take on gender, age, race, money, old school, and young whippersnappers, all culminating in June’s vote for the new SCGOP Chair.

January 5, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: State  No Comments

Jim Lee To Host The Palmetto Conservative Talk Radio Show

From Jim’s Facebook: Starting tonite, I will be hosting the Palmetto Conservative talk radio show Monday nights from 8-10pm! The debut program tonite will feature discussion about the upcoming race for SCGOP Chairman and our first guest will be one of the announced candidates, Mr. Chad Connelly. Listen online at Click Here to Listen Online [...]

January 3, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: State  No Comments