Let’s change business-as-usual on Tuesday
Six years ago this Tuesday, Nikki Haley shocked the good-ole-boy establishment of SC politics and upset the longest serving legislator in Columbia. Besting him in the primary and forcing a […]
Read MoreCigarette Tax “soars” to 42nd in nation
I guess there goes my Friend of the Taxpayer Award for 6 years running. This week I voted to override the Governor’s veto on the cigarette tax. The House and […]
Read MoreH.3066 Campaign Disclosure Reform heads to the Senate
As I mentioned earlier this year, reform wasn’t built in a day . Manuevering legislation through the political process takes time and hard work. Yesterday, after more than a year […]
Read MoreCommon Sense
While I will always fight for the same common-sense reforms that the Governor has believed for several years, there comes a time when a new champion must emerge to lead […]
Read MoreCOMMUNITY UPDATE: May 2009
Hopefully you’ve been reading my regular columns (every other week) in The New Irmo News and/or following Nathan’s News closely. There’s been much going on lately and I try to […]
Read MoreSaying "NO" is never easy
Ask any elected official what one of the toughest parts of our job is and I’m willing to bet you they would answer “Having to say ‘no'”. If they don’t […]
Read More2009 Constituent Survey – let me hear from you
I hope you’ll again take time to complete this year’s survey (click here for it to appear) – my fourth annual survey since I’ve been in office. Elected officials that […]
Read Moresctweets.com
This weekend, a new website appeared that I believe truly puts our state and several elected officials at the forefront of political communications in the 21st century. sctweets.com From the […]
Read MoreTerm Limits : Your thoughts?
Surfing the net the past few days and reading the prefiled bills in the House and Senate, I saw a friend of mine in the “Upper Chamber” (Senator Ray Cleary) […]
Read MoreLet's see how far we've come
I don’t get to listen to music too much anymore (usually it’s Radio Disney or some DVD in the car that JC and Emma are watching) but I thought this […]
Read MoreSurf's up! Support for Open-Government swells
(I just posted on Twitter : “Budget Week – not as fun as Shark Week – but alot of bleeding.” I guess I just have the ocean on my mind.) […]
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