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May
Savannahnow.com - Jasper port board curbs inserted into S.C. budget
Savannahnow.com - Jasper port board likely to remain free from greater S.C. influence
Charlotte Observer - SC senators attempting to put candidates on ballot
The Post & Courier - S.C. taxpayers have hard time tracking jobs incentives
Savannahnow.com - Bill said to protect Savannah harbor deepening hits snag in S.C. Senate
The State - Conservation Bank clears Senate hurdle
April
Island Packet - Beaufort County Circuit Court sides with magistrate judges in retroactive pay raise
Island Packet - Beaufort County redesigns website for faster service
The Bellingham Herald - S.C. Republicans step in line behind Romney
The Post and Courier - Money ‘speaks’: S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s PAC doled out big money in campaign donations, contracts
Bluffton Today - Davis, Pinckney unite behind Bluffton ports expert
Boston Herald - South Carolina could be a barometer for Mitt Romney
The State - SC Republicans back Romney
March
International Business Times - Jeb Bush Endorses Mitt Romney: What Top Endorsements Say About Candidates And Their Campaigns
Island Packet - Sen. Davis seeks to halt Sea Pines dredging plan
February
Island Packet - Senate makes progress on restructuring
The State - S.C. & Ga. at impasse over Jasper port
January
YouTube - SC Senator Tom Davis on FOX News 01/22/12
The State Column - Tom Davis: Ron Paul showed ‘progress’ in South Carolina Primary
Allvoices - Ron Paul supporters explode during his S.C. campaign (Video)
ShortNews.com - Election 2012: Ron Paul Receives Coveted South Carolina Endorsement From Tom Davis and 3 other Senators
Paulitical Ticker with Jack Hunter - Heroic Tom Davis
The State - Paul’s candidacy takes on feel of a movement in South Carolina
WSJ - Ron Paul Picks Up Endorsements, Vows to Stay in GOP Race
Washington Post Blog - The best South Carolina political tweeters
Examiner - More SC Senators endorse Ron Paul
Examiner - South Carolina Tea Party Champion Endorses Ron Paul
The Right Perspective - Ron Paul now in second in South Carolina
ABC News - Ron Paul Returns to SC, Picks Up Endorsement
BuzzFeed - Slowly But Surely, The Republican Party Is Coming To Ron Paul
The State - To SC supporters, Paul is a movement, not just a candidate
Irmo-Seven Oaks - Paul Receives More Endorsements Hours After Boos at Myrtle Beach Debate
Examiner - Ron Paul receives coveted Tom Davis endorsement
MSNBC-First Read - Paul: This is a ‘two-man race’
The State Column - Sen. Tom Davis endorses Ron Paul for president
CNN Political Ticker - Paul scores sought-after endorsement in South Carolina
Washington Times - Inside the Beltway
Island Packet - Sen. Tom Davis endorses Ron Paul in GOP race
FITSNews - Three Upstate SC Senators To Endorse Ron Paul For President
FITSNews - Leading SC Senator Blisters Romney
Island Packet - Legislative session must target tax reform
FITSNews - Tom Davis To Endorse In SC Prez Primary
December
FITSNews – Grab Your Ankles, SC Taxpayers
Yahoo!/AP - SC Port board halts new spending for Jasper port
Aiken Standard - S.C. GOP’s primary funding dodge irks Republicans
November
Coastal News Today - South Carolina: Outrage Over Nikki Haley’s Port Betrayal – FITSNews
CNN Politics - 5 things to look for in GOP debate
The Digitel Beaufort - S.C. goes to war on self, following deal to deepen the Savannah port (Update: Fire on Haley)
September
Carolina Politics Online - Haley Spends $127k on European Business Trip
August
Island Packet - GOP presidential hopefuls court Sen. Davis
Post & Courier - Don’t classify S.C. budget as ‘conservative’
May
Island Packet – Real tax reform means everything on the table
Island Packet – BMI Invitational croquet tournament is today
Island Packet - Bill to regulate HOAs gets new life in Senate
The State - The S.C. Political Buzz
The State - Truth squadding the budget debate
Augusta Chronicle – Court or veto might alter stimulus fight
April
The Nerve - Top Project Carries Hefty Taxpayer Tab
Huffington Post - South Carolina State Senator Rails Against Corporate Power At Tea Party Rally
Examiner - S.C. Sen. Tom Davis is ‘very optimistic’ Heritage sponsor will be found
Think Progress - South Carolina State Sen: Today’s Tea Party Should Go After…
Forbes/AP – South Carolina $5.7B budget plan gets key approval
Greenville News – Some senators decry budget’s impact on teachers, public safety
The State – Alternate budget rejected
Greenville News – Senate approve state budget
WBTV – SC budget plan would cut $200M, use to pay debt
The State - Budget battle resumes with stimulus fight ahead
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Brunswick County asks state to broaden property tax relief
Augusta Chronicle - Ryberg, Davis will push budget option
Island Packet - Key progress made in bill to protect rivers
Island Packet - Alternative budget offers better way for South Carolina taxpayers (Tom and Sen. Greg Ryberg)
The State - Sanford sticks by using fees for wildfire budget
Island Packet – County billboard ban nobody else’s business
Myrtle Beach Sun News – SC governor wants to cut money for wildfire fighting
Greenville News – Immigration rules may lack funds
The State - Senate snips local budgets $50 million
The State – It doesn’t have to be this way (Tom and Sen. Greg Ryberg)
Island Packet – Proposed state billboard legislation worries local officials
Island Packet – POA bill needs work, including a reason for it
Myrtle Beach Sun News – SC Supreme Court won’t hear stimulus challenge
The State – S.C. Politics Today
Greenville News – State Senate debates alternative budget
The State – Holman: Protect our water
Greenville News – State facing ‘brutal’ new cut
Anderson Independent Mail – New Senate budget plan funds education, cuts other areas
WRDW – Budget proposal uses Medicaid money for SC schools
Forbes.com – Senators resume writing SC budget, warning of cuts
Island Packet – Local Briefs
Island Packet – Stop the grandstanding, draft responsible budget
Greenville News – Aid talks get renewed push
Island Packet - Don’t miss chance to learn, help country
Island Packet - Davis proposes compromise on $700-million stimulus package
WACH – Stimulus deadline looms
ProPublica – Stimulus Showdown: Governors Fire Blanks on Certification Deadline
WOLO – Can Sanford Reach A Middle Ground On The Stimulus?
Post and Courier - Sanford to accept most of funding
The State – SC Politics Today
Greenville News – Sanford says he may have 2 years to accept stimulus funds
The State – S.C. Politics Today
March
Post and Courier - Finally calling the voting roll
WACH – The latest on the state stimulus controversy
Beaufort Gazette – Davis, Herbkersman critical of DHEC’s findings in Lanese case
Beaufort Gazette – Beaufort native Lawton among 7 war dead to be honored today
Island Packet – Sign of the times: Levy man offers to work using roadside billboard
Beaufort Gazette – Water Authority wants OK to expand into Hampton, Colleton
The State – Quote of the day
The State (by Tom) – Davis: Predatory dumping hazardous to our economy
Beaufort Gazette – Davis schedules series of constituent forums
Free Times – Trash Talk
Augusta Chronicle – Across South Carolina
Beaufort Gazette – Support Moratorium on waste dump sites
Beaufort Gazette – Pending bill aims to ease transitions for military children
Post and Courier – Timeout on dumping permits
Post and Courier (by Tom) – Government’s proper role a central element of port debate
February
The State (by Tom) - Davis: Port debate highlights issue of proper role of government
The State – Waste firms gear up for landfill fight
Beaufort Gazette – Local legislators want higher priority for Jasper port project
The State – Public to comment on proposed megadump ban
Greenville News (by Tom) – Best business practices must govern ports
Greenville News – State spending sources questioned
WIS – New state agency could take a deeper look at state spending
Beaufort Gazette – Impact fee promising, but store vote is not
Beaufort Gazette – Bring sense of urgency to Jasper port proposal
Beaufort Gazette – 200 people pack into local hearing on proposed school impact fees
Beaufort Gazette – Builders oppose school impact fees
Post and Courier – Rose appears to have found key to school-impact fees
Island Packet – State should stay out of association business
Beaufort Gazette – Analysis: Will a political price be paid for Whale Branch controversy?
Beaufort Gazette – Impact fees unfair to new home buyers
Beaufort Gazette – Experts: Jasper port project may not get off ground until 2024
Island Packet – Sanford appoints Tom Davis to SC Military Base Task Force
Beaufort Gazette – Time for new debate on school impact fees
Beaufort Gazette – Bill would eliminate ‘point of sale’ boost in real estate taxes
Augusta Chronicle – Georgia, South Carolina officials debate future of Jasper Port
Beaufort Gazette – County senators plan special legislation to allow impact fees for schools
Savannah Morning News – S.C. pushes for Jasper Port
January
SavannahNow - S.C. lawmakers protest Savannah Harbor plans
Island Packet – Time to say enough on Bluffton annexations
Augusta Chronicle – Beaufort lawmakers call stimulus irresponsible
Free Times – Leatherman Pushing Tax Exemption Reform
Island Packet – What’s the point of POA legislation?
Island Packet – Stimulus dollars won’t be spent on county road-building projects …
Beaufort Gazette - DHEC reform starts with cabinet status
Island Packet - Senate bill calls for $10 fee on all properties in community associations
Beaufort Gazette - Davis hopes Ports Authority’s new leader recognizes local concerns, free markets
FITSNews - The 2010 GOP Race: Who Will Emerge?
FITSNews - Tom Davis V. South Carolina’s 1895 Constitution
FITSNews - UPDATED – Groseclose Resigns As SC Ports Authority President
Charleston Business Journal - State senator says S.C. Constitution ‘born in sin’
Beaufort Gazette - Medicaid recipients could lose hospice care
FITSNews - Groseclose On The Ropes At Ports Authority
Island Packet - Many area legislators support Sanford takeover of DHEC
Beaufort Gazette - Local legislators, Sanford prioritizing education in 2009
Beaufort Gazette - Port Royal council wants appraisal of shuttered port reviewed
Beaufort Gazette - Sen. Davis pens a lengthy list of goals for his first term in office
FITSNews - SC Public Schools Banking Millions
The State - The ’09 General Assembly agenda: Cut, cut and cut
Charleston Post and Courier - Sweeping or not, look for changes in port operations
Beaufort Gazette - Lawyers angered over lack of payment in non-capital cases
Southern Political Report - Sanford sticks with brinksmanship, even with economy on brink
