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November 19, 2009
Haley campaigns in Hartsville
State Rep. Nikki Haley brought her campaign for the Republican nomination for governor to Hartsville Tuesday.
Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights
One day after the State Ethics Commission announced it’s moving forward with ethics charges against Gov. Mark Sanford, the governor said he wants to amend his ethics disclosure form to report private plane flights he had not reported before.
Panel finds probable cause for charges against Sanford
A state ethics panel has found evidence Gov. Mark Sanford may have broken state law, charging him with “several” undisclosed violations after an investigation into his travel and campaign spending.
November 18, 2009
Sanford’s lawyer says ethics charges will be minor
A lawyer for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is predicting the governor will face only minor allegations from a state ethics panel.
November 12, 2009
THURSDAY WITH THIGPEN: Discussing the health care bill, license plate and terror suspects
Every Thursday Dr. Neal Thigpen provides his insights on the week’s top political stories. Today we discuss the vote on the health care bill, a ruling against a Christian-themed license plate, debate over transferring terror suspects to the state and another GOP slight for Lindsey Graham.
November 10, 2009
SC pilot announces bid for Congress
A South Carolina pilot whose New York-bound jet was diverted to Canada during the 2001 terrorist attacks says he’s running for Congress.
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley to campaign in Hartsville Tuesday
State Rep. Nikki Haley of Lexington, a Republican candidate for governor in 2010, will visit Hartsville to meet voters fro 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Centennial Park on the corner of Fifth Street and Carolina Avenue.
November 09, 2009
Bauer requests S.C. top officials to meet
Lt. Governor André Bauer asked Friday that Governor Mark Sanford, State Adjutant General Stan Spears, and Attorney General Henry McMaster meet with him immediately so the state’s top executive, legal, and military leaders can determine that civilian security is not threatened by the Obama Administration’s potential transfer to the Charleston Naval Brig of terrorists now confined in the Guantanamo base in Cuba.
November 08, 2009
Clyburn reacts to House passage of heath care reform
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote os 220-215 Saturday night.
November 05, 2009
THURSDAY WITH THIGPEN: Gubernatorial debate, Graham and Spratt
Every Thursday Dr. Neal Thigpen provides his insights on the week’s top political stories. Today we discuss the first gubernatorial debate and the wide-open race for governor, radio and TV ads critical of Lindsey Graham, and John Spratt’s bid for a 15th term in South Carolina’s 5th District.
November 02, 2009
Bauer calls for immediate reaction at Charleston Navy brig
Lt. Governor Bauer asked Attorney General McMaster to take immediate action to block the transfer of terrorists to Charleston Navy brig.
October 29, 2009
THURSDAY WITH THIGPEN: Sanford impeachment on hold and gubernatorial debates
Every Thursday Dr. Neal Thigpen provides his insights on the week’s top political stories. This week the impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford is put on hold and the candidates to be the next governor plan to debate.
October 23, 2009
South Carolina Cancer Alliance honors Edge as State Legislator of The Year
The South Carolina Cancer Alliance (SCCA) Friday honored Rep. Tracy Edge as South Carolina Legislator of the Year at its annual meeting.
October 20, 2009
S.C. Young Dems host fall summit
Nearly 100 Democrats under the age of 35 will gather in the Upstate on Oct. 24 for the first time in a very long time.
October 15, 2009
THURSDAY WITH THIGPEN: DeMint renomination almost assured
A political Q&A with Dr. Neal Thigpen, a longtime political analyst and former political science professor at Francis Marion University.
October 12, 2009
McMaster reports raising $1.09 million since governor campaign launch
Attorney General Henry McMaster’s gubernatorial campaign announced Saturday it has raised more than $1.09 million since McMaster officially launched his campaign for governor five weeks ago.
October 09, 2009
Barrett raises more than $400,000 in third quarter for governor campaign
The Gresham Barrett for Governor Campaign today released its finance figures for the third quarter showing more than $400,000 in newly raised money. This marks the third consecutive quarter that Barrett has exceeded the fundraising pace set by Republican candidates for governor in the last competitive statewide GOP primary.
September 24, 2009
Gov. Sanford says he’ll fight to stay in office
Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he won’t resign, will fight any attempt at impeachment and believes he may have his best chance next year at pushing for government restructuring.
Democrat SC gov hopefuls speak at stump meeting
Democrats hoping to become the next governor made jokes about Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair in what turned into their first informal debate in the race for their party’s 2010 nomination.
September 23, 2009
SC GOP gov hopefuls support low taxes, Confederate flag
Republican gubernatorial candidates sought to prove their conservative credentials Tuesday in a wide-ranging debate that invoked stock GOP principles and included even a few kind words for the fiscal conservativism of embattled Gov. Mark Sanford.
September 17, 2009
AP INVESTIGATION: SC gov used European charters
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already facing scrutiny for expensive taxpayer-funded flights, relied on charter jet services costing more than $63,000 when traveling in Europe on two state business trips, an Associated Press investigation has found.
September 15, 2009
House rebukes Joe Wilson; outburst could hurt tourism
South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has been officially scolded by the U.S. House of Representatives for shouting “You lie!“ at President Barack Obama.
September 14, 2009
Gov. Sanford visits successful school careers program, answers questions about unemployment
Gov. Mark Sanford visited Swansea High School on Monday to talk to students, teachers and organizers of a pilot program called Jobs for America’s Graduates-South Carolina.
September 10, 2009
Bauer on Sanford: “We are all going to suffer”
Bauer reiterated that Sanford continues to hurt the state by dragging out his current crisis and called for the governor once again to resign
September 09, 2009
Harrell pushes governor to resign
House Speaker Bobby Harrell urged Gov. Mark Sanford to resign Tuesday, warning the state would become “bogged down” by the embattled governor’s “distractions.”
August 31, 2009
Sanford ethics investigation will take 4-8 Weeks
Gov. Mark Sanford continued his travels around the state Monday to lay out his agenda for the remaining 16 months he’s in office. He also apologized briefly during a stop at the Orangeburg Kiwanis Club for his extra-marital affair.
August 29, 2009
House Republicans to discuss Sanford impeachment
South Carolina House Republicans are huddling to talk over an agenda overshadowed by whether they should try to force Gov. Mark Sanford’s from office. The House Majority Caucus is meeting Saturday in Myrtle Beach to set its agenda for the upcoming legislative year.
August 28, 2009
Sanford, Thomas trade jabs on travel dispute
For the second day in a row, Gov. Mark Sanford took the fight to his critics, traveling on short notice to Greenville to take jabs at fellow lawmakers and past governors but avoiding questions from reporters. Sanford stood across the street Thursday from the law office of fellow Republican, state Sen. David Thomas, whose subcommittee is investigating Sanford’s travel.
August 27, 2009
Candidate for governor focuses on transparency
Though the so-called reform movement has watched its champion, Gov. Mark Sanford, fall from grace over the past few months, state Rep. Nikki Haley hopes to rise above the fray and continue that fight.
August 26, 2009
Sanford dismisses Bauer plea to resign
Gov. Mark Sanford dismissed the latest call for him to resign office Wednesday, this time coming from Lt. Gov. André Bauer, who said the governor is a constant distraction at a time when the state’s focus should be on fixing the economy and education.
