Matthew Hall

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

@GuardianUS @foreignpolicy Former @smh. Accountability expert. If I call you it's probably bad news.

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Is Curtis Loftis still a shoo-in after $1.8 billion accounting error? | Opinion

1 week ago | thestate.com | Matthew Hall

South Carolina treasurer Curtis Loftis looks to the back of the room while being questioned by a senate subcommittee on Feb. 27, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Should he stay or should he go? That’s the question at the center of the Curtis Loftis chronicles, the South Carolina political saga that is building to a crescendo so loud it will make any punk rock song by The Clash seem quiet by comparison.
Cinnabon to Roll Out Ice Cream Stands

2 weeks ago | shopassociation.org | Matthew Hall

Cinnabon and Carvel have unveiled plans for a chain of Cinnabon Swirl stands. The union of the two brands “draws inspiration from the ooey-gooey goodness of Cinnabon and The Original Soft Serve from Carvel to deliver a treat experience like no other,” Cinnabon parent GoTo Foods (Atlanta) said in a news release. The first Cinnabon Swirl is scheduled to open in May, in Hillsboro, Ore.
80 Years After Dying, a South Carolina Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery

1 month ago | military.com | Matthew Hall

On March 14, almost 80 years to the day after his death at 19, U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. -- simply Jr. to those who knew him, which is no one now -- will be laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The Columbia, South Carolina, native triggered a mine in France on March 15, 1945, and disappeared in the explosion. U.S. troops withdrew without recovering his remains.
Behind South Carolina’s role in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health secretary confirmation

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Matthew Hall

In one of the closest votes yet for a cabinet pick of President Donald Trump, South Carolina’s two U.S. senators rallied around all but one of their Republican colleagues to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a controversial secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, 52-48. Every Democrat voted against him, as they have for just four of Trump’s 16 picks so far.
California bill would make wildfire looting a felony with prison time

2 months ago | smdp.com | Matthew Hall

California legislators came together on Monday to announce bipartisan legislation to strengthen penalties for looting and impersonating emergency personnel during wildfires and other natural disasters. The push for harsher penalties comes as officials have promised to protect victims of the recent Eaton and Palisades fires from all manner of criminal activities. While the rhetoric has been strong, officials said existing laws are simply too weak to provide enough of a deterrent.
Nancy Mace’s new criticism of Alan Wilson is off base. Get ready for a nasty SC governor’s race. | Opinion

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Matthew Hall

The floor of the U.S. House of Representatives has seen its fair and unfair share of speeches dating back to its first in 1789. But it had never seen anything quite like this. Monday, South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace used a lectern that by law shields her from charges of slander to accuse four men by name of assaulting and recording her and other women in a speech that was part #MeToo manifesto and part political attack on a potential campaign rival.
As LA fires rage, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass are targets in the blame game

Jan 14, 2025 | smdp.com | Matthew Hall

When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and witch hunts by those with ulterior motives. The horribly destructive wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County neighborhoods have become fodder for irresponsible, fact-free finger pointing, mostly aimed at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Los Angeles declares state of emergency over Palisades fire

Jan 7, 2025 | smdp.com | Matthew Hall

The City of Los Angeles is responding to the Palisades Fire amidst the dangerous wind storm impacting the L.A. region. The Emergency Operations Center has been activated to a Level 2 in response to the National Weather Service announcement of a destructive High Wind Watch and a Fire Weather Watch for parts of Los Angeles City on Monday.
Jimmy Carter’s life left a lasting impression on this South Carolina politician | Opinion

Jan 5, 2025 | thestate.com | Matthew Hall

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but Mandy Powers Norrell knows that’s not true. There are humble exceptions. Former President Jimmy Carter was hers. It’s why she found herself in tears while shopping for a New Year’s Eve dress at Goodwill on Dec. 29. Suddenly, her phone was pinging with condolences from friends as far away as California and Hawaii, sharing the news that the nation’s longest-living president had died at the age of 100, nearly two years after entering hospice care.
Here’s how Beaufort County Council can shed its secretive image in a single vote | Opinion

Dec 19, 2024 | islandpacket.com | Matthew Hall

This year all I want for Christmas is for the Beaufort County Council to embrace open government and transparency, as required by state law. I guess there’s always next year. The council I’ve called the most secretive in South Carolina is at it again. This time, County Council Chair Joe Passiment faces criticism for a private meeting of selected council members, Hilton Head Island Town Council members and government support staff.

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