Dylan Nolan

Columbia

Journalist at FITSNews

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Trump Appointee Sues South Carolina School District Over Alleged Bullying

6 days ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

Two parents in the Midlands region of South Carolina have filed suit against Richland County School District Two, alleging officials failed to prevent their son from being repeatedly bullied and harassed by other students. Parents Tammie and Stephen Gilchrist named the district in a lawsuit alleging their minor son, then in sixth grade, suffered repeated bullying while attending Blythewood Middle School (BMS).
Donald Trump's Tax Plan Takes Shape

2 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

U.S. president Donald Trump is working with lawmakers in an attempt to solidify the GOP’s tax plan prior to Memorial Day. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent met with House and Senate tax chiefs – as well as House speaker Mike Johnson and Senate majority leader John Thune – in the hopes of reconciling the two chambers’ competing visions, as well as disparate interests among GOP legislators in both chambers.
South Carolina Solar Panel Factory Draws Community Ire, Legislative Scrutiny

2 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

Controversial solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar faces community angst and legislative scrutiny as it prepares to begin operations at its new Fort Mill S.C. manufacturing facility. Homeowners near the plant have expressed concern that county officials are ignoring zoning requirements in issuing Silfab’s construction permit – endangering residents in the process.
Former Trump Economist Opines On South Carolina Tax Debate

2 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

Dr. Vance Ginn is a senior fellow at the South Carolina Policy Council (SCPC) who was tapped to serve as associate director for economic policy in president Donald Trump‘s first administration. This month, Ginn sat down with FITSNews to discuss how the S.C. General Assembly can address spending in order to deliver meaningful tax relief to the citizens of the Palmetto State.
Mica Miller One Year Later, Death Penalty Debate, Senate Tries State Treasurer - Week In Review 4/26/2025

2 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

We began the latest edition of our ‘Week in Review’ with an excerpt from our recent roundtable discussion reflecting on the one year anniversary of the passing of Mica Francis Miller – the late South Carolina worship leader and aspiring missionary whose death last spring continues to stoke all manner of scrutiny and suspicion.
South Carolina Senate Considers Removing State Treasurer Curtis Loftis

3 weeks ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

On Monday afternoon (April 21, 2025), South Carolina Senators considered exercising their constitutional power – or their interpretation of it, anyway – to remove Curtis Loftis, the Palmetto State’s elected treasurer, from office. Loftis has been the subject of dozens of hours of senate subcommittee testimony after an accounting error led to an ultimately non-existent $1.8 billion account balance.
Guest Column: Silence Is Consent

1 month ago | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

by BILL YOUNGI proudly took an oath to the Constitution when I joined the Marine Corps. It wasn’t controversial then, and it shouldn’t be controversial now.
WATCH: South Carolina Appeals Court Hears Bowen Turner Cases

Sep 12, 2024 | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

The case of accused teen rapist Bowen Turner – which exposed serious flaws in South Carolina’s judicial system – came before the Palmetto State’s second-highest court this week. Our research director Jenn Wood provided the full treatment of these proceedings, as attorneys representing crime victims urged the court to guarantee their right to publicly address South Carolina courts before a violent offender’s plea deal is accepted – something Turner’s victims were not allowed to do.
'This is Not a Conservative Budget': SC Freedom Caucus Rejects Pork Barrel Spending

Jun 26, 2024 | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

Members of the (recently expanded) South Carolina Freedom Caucus (SCFC) announced their intention to once again vote against passage of the state’s budget at a press conference held in the South Carolina state house lobby this afternoon. Representative Jordan Pace argued the budget “is not a conservative budget” because it does not “cut the size and scope of government.”“No agency takes a cut, they only take increases,” Pace said.
SC3: Stewart Jones To Endorse Mark Burns - FITSNews

Jun 18, 2024 | fitsnews.com | Dylan Nolan

Sources close to state representative Stewart Jones tell FITSNews he intends to endorse candidate Mark Burns ahead of the Republican primary run-off election in the third congressional district. Jones accrued the third most votes in the seven-candidate field (18.70%), and is lending his support to Burns directly before Burns’ debate with his run-off opponent, S.C. Air National Guard (SCANG) lieutenant colonel/ nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs.