Month: August 2021

By now, if you’ve been following the Policy Council’s latest research, it should come as no surprise to hear that legislative delegations (the group of state lawmakers representing a particular county) play an oversized role in filling important state and local positions, which has…

We break down the issues facing South Carolina’s magistrate court system, where in some counties, a single state senator is primarily responsible for the selection of powerful local judges.

In South Carolina, magistrate judges have serious power, especially over the lives of everyday citizens. For many, their courtroom will be the final stop when it comes to adjudicating legal issues. This is why it is particularly alarming that in…

In our latest video, we look at how small groups of lawmakers control crucial functions of state government, and what that means for the everyday lives of South Carolinians.

During a special committee held last week, lawmakers made the bold claim that SC’s method of funding transportation will soon need to change as fuel-efficient/electric vehicles become more widely adopted.…

During Tuesday’s Santee Cooper conference committee, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas admitted that government should get out of the power generation business. He also worried that, even with the proposed…

In our first video, we look at what’s been happening with state-owned utility Santee Cooper, and break down why certain reforms proposed by lawmakers fall short.