Will Folks

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Editor and Founder at FITSNews

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True Crime Updates, Sheriff Scandal, S.C. State House Drama – Week In Review 5/10/2025 - FITSNews

5 days ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

This was one of our busiest weeks ever at FITSNews as our team dug into a host of true crime sagas, continued its investigation into a scandal-scarred South Carolina law enforcement leader and covered the chaotic end of the 2025 session of the S.C. General Assembly.
Fake DOGE: South Carolina Lawmakers Jump On Populist Bandwagon

5 days ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

If we’ve learned one thing about South Carolina “Republican” leaders over the years, it’s that they are more concerned with appearing to do things than they are with actually doing them. Smoke, mirrors, lies and misdirection… these are the calling cards of the Palmetto State’s ruling “supermajority,” which has continued to generate abysmal results with regard to academics, employment, infrastructure, public safety and virtually every other metric that matters in South Carolina.
Crony Capitalist Fail: Volvo Slashing Jobs In South Carolina

6 days ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

Chinese-owned Volvo pledged to bring 4,000 jobs to South Carolina when “Republican” lawmakers gifted the company hundreds of millions of dollars in government incentives a decade ago – including $40 million for a state-of-the-art interchange on Interstate 26 near Ridgeville, S.C.In a state with glaring infrastructure needs, was that really a priority?
South Carolina Abortion Debate Rips ‘Republican’ Caucus Apart

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

Two years ago, “Republican” leaders in the South Carolina House of Representatives booted fiscally conservative members from the GOP caucus because they refused to betray the limited government, lower tax planks of the party platform. “Republican” leaders like speaker Murrell Smith, ways and means chairman Bruce Bannister and judiciary chairman Weston Newton have continued to target these lawmakers, incidentally.
Rom Reddy Takes On The Bureaucratic State

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

South Carolina’s bureaucratic state – and its eco-radical enablers and mainstream media mouthpieces – appear to have bitten off more of Rom Reddy than they can chew. In what can only be described as a masterclass in citizen advocacy, Reddy – an Isle of Palms, S.C. businessman – took a bold stand for private property rights and individual liberty by representing himself in front of the S.C. Administrative Law Court (SCALC) this week.
S.C. ‘Republican’ Tax Relief: Take Two

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

After the calamitous rollout of a former iteration of tax reform a month ago, “Republicans” in the South Carolina House of Representatives went back to the drawing board in the hopes of delivering on their top 2025 agenda item. Their “Plan B?” An amended version of their initial tax proposal – H. 4216 – which would trim the Palmetto State’s punitively high top marginal income tax rate from 6.2% to 5.39% for income over $30,000. Income under this threshold would be taxed at 1.99%.
FITSNews Interview: Dick Harpootlian Talks Murdaugh, Politics And His New Book

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

He’s known internationally for being the lead attorney in one of the most widely watched courtroom dramas in American history – the 2023 double homicide trial of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh – but in South Carolina, he’s known simply as “Dick.”Or perhaps “a dick,” depending on who you talk to… Legendary Palmetto State attorney Dick Harpootlian has made a career out of saying exactly what he thinks… no matter how many people he pisses off.
South Carolina Bill Takes Aim At Retired Judges

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

The 2025 session of the South Carolina General Assembly – which ends this Thursday (May 8, 2025) – has been notable for its lack of harmony as well as its lack of tangible accomplishment. A superfluity of bickering and bloviating has boiled over beneath the copper dome of the S.C. State House since January, but precious little of consequence has been achieved on behalf of the citizens of the Palmetto State. One critical item which has been totally ignored?
Higher Ed Watch: Winthrop Accused Of Racism

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

Winthrop University – a government-subsidized institution of higher learning based in Rock Hill, South Carolina – was hit with a federal equal employment opportunity complaint this week by its former general counsel, Todd Hagins. The complaint accused the school of firing him for refusing to retaliate against an employee who complained about its “blatant racism.”From March 2023 through the fall of last year, Hagins served as both general counsel and secretary to Winthrop’s board of trustees.
Higher Ed Watch: Clemson University’s Financial Position Is Getting Worse

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Will Folks

A year ago, Clemson University approved its first-ever $2 billion budget – a massive spending plan fueled by government grants and a spike in out-of-state tuition. At the same time, the school approved an additional $200 million in new borrowing – part of a massive escalation of its debt.