It is easy to generalize all politicians as those that sit in high towers looking down upon the very people who voted them in, and in many cases this generalization holds true. House District 117, on the other hand, is fortunate enough to have the exemption to that rule in…
Why JA Moore Must Stay
This November, the voters of House District 15 have a choice to make — send Representative JA Moore back to Columbia or lose who is perhaps the district’s most ardent fighter. Representative Moore was first elected in 2018, edging out his Republican opponent in a district that had been won…
Small businesses receive tax exemption for PPP loans
Small business owners saw a big win last week when the South Carolina Senate voted to adopt an amendment that would exempt their businesses from a state tax on their fully or partially forgiven PPP loans. The Paycheck Protection Program provides loans to small businesses to aid in the maintenance…
Mount Pleasant approves mask ordinance while Republicans remain silent
In a 5-4 vote on Tuesday, the Mount Pleasant Town Council approved a new mask ordinance that will require all patrons and employees to wear a face covering while inside grocery stores, pharmacies, and other businesses. Daniel Brownstein, Democratic candidate for House District 112, live-tweeted the council meeting and expressed…
Republican Lin Bennett degrades service industry workers in newly-released audio
Republican Representative Lin Bennett is in hot water after she was caught on audio degrading food service workers. In a 2013 recording shared by Democratic candidate Ed Sutton, Bennett can be heard claiming that restaurant workers “have no life” and “don’t deserve to make anything.” “If that is your lifetime…