Thursday, February 14, 2013
Charleston Mayor and AFL-CIO will support her candidacy.
Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the leading candidate to receive the Democratic nomination for the First Congressional Seat, received two endorsements on Thursday. One of the largest labor unions in the district, the AFL-CIO, and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, announced they would support Colbert Busch. “Elizabeth’s business experience with the maritime industry and Clemson University helps her understand that when labor and management work together everyone wins. Her struggles in life have given her compassion and an understanding of working people's struggles,” said Vice-President of the SC AFL-CIO, Erin McKee. “Her experience helps her to understand the needs of the 1st Congressional district.” “I am enormously grateful for their backing,” she …
Friday, November 9, 2012
S.C. Sen. Robert Ford contends that state Democratic Party leaders are failing to support candidates across the state, costing Democrats political representation
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Friday, November 9, 2012
— by Sen. Robert Ford Rep. Wendell Gilliard and I, supported four candidates for the Charleston County School Board. Three of these candidates were on the ballot and one was a write-in candidate. Three of the candidates had an easy election due to concerted efforts. Rep. Wendell Gilliard and I, sent out 43,000 emails and mailed several thousand flyers to Charleston County residents for our candidates. Matesse Miller had the support of the Charleston County Chamber of Commerce, Mayor J. Riley, Mayor K. Summey and Mayor B. Swails. The candidates for School Board who were endorsed by the Chamber and the three mayors had approximately $40k available to them. Two of candidates that won Michael Miller and Rev. Chris Collins basically had no …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Local officials are excited about Pres. Obama's announcement that Charleston's port deepening project will be expedited
A push from the White House to finish all the reviews on the Port of Charleston deepening project by 2015 has local officials excited. "This announcement represents more good news for our deepening project, and demonstrates that the highest levels of our government understand the critical need to advance this project," Jim Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), said in a press release. "In just two years, we have gone from not being included in the President's Budget to now being a top priority. We are grateful for the Administration's commitment." "It is just Excellent news," Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said. "And it is the result of very hard work on the parts of Jim Newsome, the Director of the SCPA and …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. held a press conference to praise Pres. Barack Obama's leadership and criticize GOP frontrunner Gov. Mitt Romney
While undecided Republican voters lined up at the Sottile Theater, a block away Charleston Mayor Joesph P. Riley, Jr. called a press conference with College Democrats to talk up President Barack Obama's record in the White House and take shots at his GOP challengers. Asked why he chose Saturday to speak, Riley said that while all the Republican candidates, with the exception of Ron Paul, are in town he wanted to make sure they were aware that in both the City of Charleston and Charleston County as a whole, a majority of voters chose Obama in 2008. Riley used the press conference to highlight the Obama Administration's record on job creation, noting that when he took office in January 2009 the U.S. was loosing approximately 770,000 jobs per…
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Pair of Charleston State House Members cite Charleston's successes
Charleston area State Representatives Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston) and Jim Merrill (R-Charleston) endorsed Charleston Mayor Joe Riley for election to a 10th term on Saturday. Stavrinakis, whose district covers much of West Ashley, John's Island, Kiawha and Seabrook, said Riley is a proven leader. "Mayor Riley has shown time and time again that he is a relentless advocate for our community, and we are better off because of his leadership." Stavrinakis wrote in a press release. "We've been through tough times before, and Mayor Riley has always been there to guide us through it. I look forward to working with Mayor Riley to ensure that Charleston's best days are still ahead of us." "No one fights harder for Charleston than Joe Riley," …
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Cruise industry cited in international list of threatened sites.
Charleston’s historic district is listed among 67 sites in the world most threatened to lose valued historic significance due to development. The list, released this week by the World Monument Fund, lumps the city’s historic district with a 13th Century Hopi settlement in Arizona and a 5th Century Buddhist Temple in China, among others. The city can blame an expanding cruise tourism business for the designation, but not everyone agrees that the designation is justified. “Charleston Historic District … now accommodates massive cruise ships that release throngs of tourists into the city. The waves of increased visitors impact the city’s urban and social fabric,” the fund writes on its website. Read more about the ongoing cruise debate. “Its …
Jerry Stevens
3:56 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
I give her a serious shot at winning. You can try to make politics to be all about substance but the cool factor of being the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert shouldn't be underestimated. more ›