AltWeeklies Wire
Send in the Clownsnew
There are 20 clowns running for Congress in South Carolina.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
03-06-2013 |
Politics
The Watchdognew
Two decades after an FBI sting nailed South Carolina lawmakers, one man is again at the center of a push for ethics reform.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
02-27-2013 |
Politics
S.C. House Speaker Under Criminal Probenew
The S.C. GOP attorney general asked for an investigation into the state’s most powerful politician, GOP House Speaker Bobby Harrell.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
02-15-2013 |
Politics
South Carolina’s Role in a GOP Civil Warnew
In the struggle for the Republican Party to define itself after its loss to President Obama, it doesn’t appear this self-examination will be pretty. Here are the first shots in a GOP civil war.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-14-2012 |
Elections
Tags: GOP, Republicans
Pitfall! How Voter ID Trips Up Votersnew
Final arguments will be held Sept. 24 in a federal court case about South Carolina’s Voter ID law. Pitfalls for voters abound regardless of how the court rules, and that could be just the intention of those who passed the law.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
09-20-2012 |
Politics
Tags: voting rights act
Lawmakers Exempted ALEC by Name in S.C. Lobbying Lawnew
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a special interest group that writes laws favorable to its corporate sponsors, is specifically exempted from lobbying regulations in South Carolina’s ethics laws.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
04-27-2012 |
Politics
Dawn of the Voting Deadnew
South Carolina election officials refute claims of 'zombie voters.'
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
02-01-2012 |
Elections
South Carolina Solidifying Reputation as Political Minefieldnew
Despite a calmer-than-normal start, South Carolina is upholding its reputation as the political minefield of the early nominating contests with just two days to go before the critical first-in-the-South GOP primary.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
01-20-2012 |
Elections
Romney the Inevitable?new
Splintered conservative movement paves way for likely coronation.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
01-19-2012 |
Elections
Do S.C. Primary Voters Want Ronald Reagan or Establishment Choice?new
Reagan. Ronald Reagan. Say that enough and you could be president.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
01-12-2012 |
Elections
Citizen Raineynew
A longtime Republican powerbroker, and fundraiser for Jon Huntsman, talks about why he believes S.C.'s GOP governor, Nikki Haley is "corrupt to the core of her being."
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-16-2011 |
Politics
Gloves Are Off as S.C. Democrats Fight to Lead Partynew
Inside the fight for who will chair the South Carolina Democratic Party at its lowest point in state history.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
04-27-2011 |
Elections
Free Times Releases Phone Conversation With S.C. Lt. Governornew
S.C. GOP Lt. Gov. Ken Ard told the AP that comments published in the Free Times attributed to him weren't accurate.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
02-08-2011 |
Politics
Tags: South Carolina, Ken Ard
Company Sells Engraved “You Lie” Component For AR-15 Riflenew
A South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie” – a tribute to the infamous words of 2nd District Republican Congressman Joe Wilson when he shouted at President Barack Obama during a congressional speech about national health care reform in the fall of 2009.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
01-12-2011 |
Politics
The Last Dinosaur: S.C. Democratic Party Faces Extinctionnew
As the last statewide Democrat, Jim Rex, leaves office, South Carolina faces a Republican Ice Age.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
12-10-2010 |
Politics
