Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Scandal-ridden former Congressman announces he's running for mayor of New York,
Early Wednesday morning scandal-ridden former Congressman Anthony Weiner confirmed he would be the latest politician to attempt a comeback. Weiner, who resigned from office in June 2011 after a "sexting" scandal, is running for Mayor of New York City. Weiner sent provocative pictures of himself to women via his Twitter account. The Democrat was married at the time and remains so. Now that Weiner has returned, comparisons with former South Carolina governor and current House member Mark Sanford are inevitable. So, putting aside their ideologies, if you voted for Sanford could you also vote for Weiner? There are a few differences. Sanford did not resign his office, whereas Weiner did. Sanford's wife divorced him, but Weiner's did not. But …
Around 50 people braved the rain Tuesday to engage in a day of protests against IRS treatment of TEA Party groups revealed recently
Approximately 50 people braved the rain Tuesday to join a day of protests planned at IRS offices across the country Tuesday. Members of several Lowcountry area TEA Party, 9-12 and Fair Tax groups gathered at the IRS office on Poston Road in West Ashley at noon, just as the precipitation was beginning to fall. They came to protest the treatment conservative leaning groups applying for tax-exempt status received from the IRS following the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case.
But Democrats say she's not sincere.
In a Statehouse press conference on Tuesday, Gov. Nikki Haley called on the Senate to pass ethics legislation approved in the House earlier this month. Haley was joined at the press conference by the co-chairs of the Ethics Reform Commission, Travis Medlock and Henry McMaster as well as Attorney General Alan Wilson. “We have the blueprint. We need the eagerness and the will,” Haley said. The governor said that after the budget is approved she is hoping that ethics can be passed. She also is optimistic the Department of Administration legislation she’s been pushing for three years will finally become law. Haley rejected the notion that legislature can’t do more than one big thing per session. “At what point can we do multiple things in a …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Mount Pleasant man advocates for a more "transparent" system for voting with a paper trail. What do you think? Tell us in the comments!
A Lowcountry man is seeking to rewind technology for voting and return to paper ballots, the Charleston City Paper reported. Frank Heindel of Mount Pleasant spoke to Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration May 15 about his concerns. "I believe every citizen in Charleston County deserves an election process that is transparent, conforms to existing laws, and can produce an audit paper trail," Heindel said. City Paper reported: Heindel's full proposal was that the county conduct some, if not all, local elections this November without using its iVotronic touchscreen voting machines, which the election-integrity hellraiser says are flawed due to problems like vulnerability to virus attacks and a lack of hard-copy …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Annual event for those who made the ultimate sacrifice
The seven soldiers who died in combat from South Carolina were honored in Columbia on Monday at the Fallen Soldiers Ceremony. The annual event, held at the Palmetto Club in Columbia, recognizes those South Carolina service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the past year. The seven South Carolina soldiers who lost their lives: Families of those who died were presented a framed certificate from both Houses of the General Assembly, the South Carolina Palmetto State Hero Commendation, and a South Carolina State Flag. The event was hosted by Sen. Katrina Shealy (R – Lexington) and attended by numerous state officials including State Adjutant General Robert Livingston, State Attorney General Alan Wilson and State Superintendent of …
Gov. Haley's husband Michael was deployed in January.
Governor Nikki Haley's husband Michael has returned home for two weeks of leave from his deployment in Afghanistan, the governor's office said on Monday. The First Gentleman was deployed on January 10 for a tour of 11 months and his leave was granted by his commanding officers. Two weeks is a customary amount of time for leave for a soldier in Haley's position. As a result of her husband's return, the governor cleared her public schedule for the week, including a scheduled speech in Mount Pleasant on Monday morning.
Latest controversy has legislators split.
Last week the state airplane became a source of controversy yet again. Democrats accused Gov. Nikki Haley of misusing the state plane and the governor's staff provided documentation that she had not. The Democrats countered by saying that even if the governor had not violated the letter of the law, she had violated it in spirit. The state senate then spent much of an afternoon debating whether or not the Budget Control Board should look into simply selling the planes. As has been noted before, just about any part of the state can be reached in a few hours by car and the state could always charter a plane when it was absolutely necessary. Selling the two planes the state owns would probably net the state a significant windfall. The two …
Funds for repair work will add $1 to monthly bill.
Mount Pleasant Waterworks meets today to discuss a rate increase of 7.5 percent. The additional funds are needed to fund repairs to the town's aging water system. If approved, the rate hike would go into place June 30, 2013. The rate increase will hit consumers at roughly $4 per household, but at the same time as the increase, a $3 fee that was being added for repair work associated with the U.S. Hwy. 17 construction will expire, according to a Waterworks news release. That means Waterworks customers will only see a $1 increase in their bills, if the rate increase is approved. Waterworks plans two hearings on the rate increase. The first is set for 5 p.m. today at the Waterworks headquarters on Rifle Range Road. A second hearing is set for…
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Council votes to remove parking meters at Memorial Waterfront Park.
Those parking meters at Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park will soon be a thing of memories. Town council has voted to remove the meters, which have been in place since the park opened in 2009. Councilmen said the meters amounted to a double tax on residents who paid for the park's construction and for its ongoing operating costs, but then were also charged to use it. "This just makes our great park even more inviting," said Councilman Chris Nickels, who voted for the meter removal. "It's a symbollic but very important thing. When was the last time you remember a government entity putting in a fee, a tax — a very visible one like this — and then removing it?" The town collected roughly $50,000 annually from the parking meters, said …
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Governor is guest at East Cooper GOP Club meeting.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will visit Mount Pleasant on Monday to speak to East Cooper Republicans. The lunchtime meeting is set for the Holiday Inn at 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 11:30 a.m. Gov. Haley speaks at noon. The meeting is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Haley faces re-election in 2014. Her Democratic opponent from 2010, state Sen. Vincent Shaheen, has already declared his intentions to run again. Haley, a Republican who represented Lexington County in the S.C. House before being elected Governor, has struggled in the polls, but her re-election prospects have risen lately. The latest Winthrop University poll found Haley's approval rating at 45 percent. The state's improving …
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8:22 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Gee -- too bad the IRS did that too other political groups seeking c4, too. more ›