Posts Tagged South Carolina
Bachmann’s South Carolina Chair warned of hyperinflation, proposed new state currency
Federal money given for broadband access in rural areas
A total of 28 telephone utilities have been given federal money to build and expand broadband access in rural service territories that span portions of Iowa and 17 additional states.
CBS accused of liberal bias over email sent accidentally to Bachmann campaign
Michele Bachmann’s campaign and CBS News clashed over the weekend when her campaign was accidentally included on an email chain with CBS News’ John Dickerson explaining that Bachmann would not get as much attention during and after Saturday’s presidential debate.
Bachmann disrupted by Occupy protesters at S.C. speech (video)

Members of the occupy movement interrupted U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s scheduled foreign policy speech in South Carolina Thursday, forcing the candidate to exit the stage.
Florida lawmakers refused to accept money for cancer control programs
Among the long list of federal health grants the state has shunned in the past year was a small award that would have “reduced the burden of cancer.”
A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health tells The Florida Independent that budget authority was denied for a competitive grant More…
Santorum admonishes media, says he’ll win Iowa Caucuses
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum questioned the media’s coverage of him during a stop in Des Moines on Saturday, and insisted he’s going to win the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses by engaging people on a grassroots level.
Santorum said he often hears people say they like him, he’s a More…
Politically connected S.C. Family Research Council affiliate wishing, watching for policy changes
When South Carolina’s legislative session resumes in January (just before the state hosts the “First in the South” Republican presidential debate), one of the state’s influential conservative policy organizations, the Palmetto Family Council (PFC), has a spate of policy and legislative items it hopes the Legislature will either approve More…
GOP chairman pledges no ‘kumbaya’ for Florida 2012 delegates
The 2012 nomination calendar appears to have once again survived various states jockeying for position, but the drama isn’t quite over.
DeMint injects anti-abortion measure into ag/commerce funding bill
Congress targets abortion for the second week in a row on Thursday, when the Senate is expected to debate an amendment recently filed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to an appropriations bill related to agriculture, commerce, science, transportation and housing and urban development. DeMint’s amendment, if successful, would bar More…
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