Palmettopublicrecord - palmettopublicrecord.org
General Information:
Latest News:
Haley, Graham’s criticism of automatic defense cuts ignores own role in creating them 9 Aug 2012 | 06:07 am
Though there’s usually no love lost between Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Lindsey Graham, but the two Republicans held a press conference on Wednesday to attack automatic cuts in defense spending which ar...
Enviros to DHEC: Stop New Jersey from dumping radioactive dirt in SC landfill 9 Aug 2012 | 03:49 am
South Carolina environmental groups have mobilized to push the Department of Health and Environmental Control to stop a New Jersey company from dumping tons of radioactive dirt into a Lee County mega-...
Why no defense of Columbia sex shop from Chick-fil-A supporters? 8 Aug 2012 | 02:18 am
It’s been less than a week since thousands of angry conservatives swarmed Chick-fil-A restaurants in South Carolina and across the country to support the fast food chain’s stance on same-sex marriage....
TN Democrats’ nominee for Senate makes Alvin Greene look like Al Gore 7 Aug 2012 | 05:11 am
Congratulations, South Carolina Democrats… As of last week, you no longer hold the dubious distinction of Worst Senate Nominee Ever! Seeking to defeat first-term Republican Sen. Bob Corker, Democrats ...
Haley to get prime speaking spot at Republican convention 6 Aug 2012 | 10:17 pm
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley took herself off the short list to be Mitt Romney’s running mate months ago, but she’ll still have a headline speaking spot at this month’s Republican National Conventi...
Standardized tests scores show SC schools still have plenty of room for improvement 4 Aug 2012 | 04:52 am
Newly-released standardized tests show that South Carolina schools improved last year, but have a long way to go in catching up to the rest of the country. The Palmetto Assessment of State Standards t...
Morning Record – August 3 4 Aug 2012 | 01:23 am
Ballot lawsuit heats up in Lowcountry; may affect November election – If you thought the ballot crisis which threatened to derail South Carolina’s primaries earlier this summer is over, think again, a...
Ballot lawsuit heats up in Lowcountry; may affect November election 3 Aug 2012 | 02:26 am
If you thought the ballot crisis which threatened to derail South Carolina’s primaries earlier this summer is over, think again. A lawsuit filed in Dorchester County last week threatens to remove mult...
Newspaper paywalls won’t help South Carolina’s already-ailing Fourth Estate 2 Aug 2012 | 04:54 am
The media conglomerate which owns half a dozen major newspapers in South Carolina will begin charging for access to its papers’ websites by the end of the year, further limiting the public’s access to...
Morning Record – August 1 2 Aug 2012 | 12:00 am
South Carolina exporting political operatives north this fall – South Carolina has reliably voted Republican in the past eight general elections, and that tradition will likely continue this November,...