Armed with Google’s version of “the truth,” Ranck seems satisfied, but voters are not. Why is Ranck even on the County Council if she doesn’t want to provide aggressive oversight of Google and its data centers, one of the biggest issues facing her?
This summer and fall, health care is about to hit South Carolina families from every direction at once. Premiums for…
The ideological split between Progressive Democrats and the centrist wing of the party is played out most visibly in places like New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. It rarely makes an appearance in South Carolina, given the moderate tendencies of the Palmetto State’s Democrats. But one young Democrat, Collin Holloway, is taking his policy cues from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I am proud to wear the label of ‘Progressive Democrat’,” Holloway says. “They have the most ambitious vision for the future. I don’t like using labels, but I like the policies.”
If you thought a candidate for office who served for 23 years in the Summerville Police Department would make law and order his top legislative priority, you would be wrong. Montez Aiken, who is running to oust incumbent Republican Harriet Holman from House District 102, is the sort of police officer I wish had stopped me when I was speeding. … Aiken has an abundance of that quality sorely lacking in the Statehouse and in the nation generally: empathy.
McCravy is the type of legislator South Carolina desperately needs: one who is not consumed with Republican culture wars and wedge issues. She is a candidate with impressive real-world experience and a track record of actually making things happen for the good of the entire community.
There is ample evidence to suggest that Black and brown voters in South Carolina are losing ground in at least three critical areas due to strategic moves by Republicans at the federal and state levels of government.
In South Carolina, too many families are struggling to keep food on the table while state leaders make very different choices for themselves
In March, the US Census Bureau released county-level populations estimates that show Dorchester County, SC now has a total population of nearly 180,000 (178,397 to be exact). Given our rapid population growth, I estimate there are now roughly 30,000 Democratic voters in Dorchester County. Here’s how I arrived at that estimate …
The US Justice Department has received at its request all SC voter information. With the Trump administration making blatantly obvious moves to remove anyone not voting for the Donald’s preferred candidates it is critical to be on high alert and move to protect your vote!
In an era of intense political polarization, with common decency in short supply, Baxter’s DNA is all about cooperation and making connections.