Income Disclosure Bill Becomes Law
BUT THE NEW LAW WON’T TELL YOU MUCH ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The legislature has now passed, and the governor signed, allegedly groundbreaking “ethics reform” legislation on the investigation of lawmakers…
Governor Signs Bill to ‘Shorten’ Session
WILL THE NEW LAW CUT SOUTH CAROLINA’S HALF-YEAR SESSION, OR IS IT ANOTHER FAUX REFORM? Gov. Nikki Haley recently signed a bill shortening South Carolina’s legislative session. Media reports indicate…
Legislature Passes ‘Independent Investigation’ Bill
THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED IT, BUT VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED In 2012, the Policy Council began calling for the abolition of the legislature’s power to police its own members’ ethics…
OVERVIEW: What Gov. Haley May Sign or Veto
ANY OR ALL OF THESE BILLS COULD BECOME LAW SOON – AND AFFECT YOU DIRECTLY In the final hours of the 2016 legislative session, lawmakers passed a dizzying array of…
Legislature Passes DOT ‘Reform’ Bill
IT MIGHT BE THE MOST CONVOLUTED REFORM BILL WE’VE SEEN YET. [Update: On Wednesday, June 8, Gov. Haley signed the bill analyzed below, calling it “incomplete reform” and “far less…