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Did South Carolina’s Top Doctor Lie Under Oath?

Last Wednesday on March 4th, I, along with thousands of South Carolinians, witnessed both in person and online, what appeared to be perjury take place during a State Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee hearing. Dr. Linda Bell, who serves as the State Epidemiologist and Director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) within…

S.960: Establishment Aims To Gag SC Watchdogs

A bill that would threaten the effectiveness of watchdogs in South Carolina was filed on February 26, 2026 and began moving almost immediately. It appears that Senate leadership has not taken too kindly to our efforts to hold them accountable and decided to file S.960. The significance of the date this bill was filed was…

Concern in Saluda County: Ordinance 15-25 and the Truth Behind Project Octans

Saluda County is being asked to approve Ordinance 15-25, a 30-year Fee In Lieu of Tax (FILOT) agreement for Orion US Land Holding Co LLC, known publicly as Project Octans. Renewable energy is important, but so is honesty, transparency, and responsible stewardship of our county’s future. This ordinance raises serious questions that must be answered…

The Senate Just Told Everyone Under 65 to ‘Pay Up and Shut Up’

Over the past several weeks, the South Carolina Senate has heavily debated S.768, a bill that would give a property tax break to those 65 and older who have lived in South Carolina for ten years or more. S.768, also known as the Homestead Act, was introduced and pioneered by Senate Finance Committee chairman Harvey…

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