Bluff or Bluster: The Implications of REAL ID in SC - Palmetto State Watch
According to the government, you need a REAL ID to fly. According to others? It's just a bluff. Find out the details here...| Palmetto State Watch
According to the government, you need a REAL ID to fly. According to others? It's just a bluff. Find out the details here...| Palmetto State Watch
Richland County Council is considering the implementation of a hate crime ordinance on June 3rd, 2025. Learn the details & what you can do...| Palmetto State Watch
Sine die is scheduled for May 8th and our state legislators are working furiously to pass several bills before the deadline arrives.| Palmetto State Watch
It appears that SC politicians want to protect government agents from lawsuits while also creating legal loopholes that open up nonprofits such as ours to (further) censorship and punishment for exposing corruption. Of course, they have named this bill the “South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act” to insult your intelligence. Representative Weston Newton authored H.3305 […] The post H.3305: Politicians Move to Shield Themselves from Critics appeared first on Palmetto State Watch.| Palmetto State Watch
The SC Senate held a kangaroo court on April 21, 2025, to remove State Treasurer Curtis Loftis and their constituents are livid.| Palmetto State Watch
It seems that the SC Senate Finance Committee has made it their mission to go after every financial leader in SC that has stood in their way of spending taxpayer money. After pressuring the former Comptroller General and State Auditor to resign, they have set their sights on the SC Treasurer, Curtis Loftis. SC Senator […] The post SC Legislators Attempt to Remove State Treasurer & Move To Appointments appeared first on Palmetto State Watch.| Palmetto State Watch
Who needs enemies when you have republicans like these? The truth regarding the H.4216 flat income tax proposal.| Palmetto State Watch
Dr. Edward Simmer’s confirmation hearing will be continued in the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on April 3rd at 9:00AM in Room 308 of the Gressette Building. See the agenda HERE. This hearing is to confirm Simmer’s statewide appointment as Director of South Carolina’s Department of Public Health (DPH) following Governor McMaster’s appointment in November 2024. […] The post On Thursday, April 3rd, Simmer’s SC Senate Hearing Continues! appeared first on Palmetto State Watch.| Palmetto State Watch
Why is the Governor re-appointing someone who has a proven track record of stifling medical freedom in South Carolina?| Palmetto State Watch
“Hate crimes” laws are a sneaky go-around for censorship. Such a law is up for consideration, again, in the South Carolina State Senate with the 2025 version of the “Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act” (LegiScan S247 and SC Senate 2025 S247 text). It is the product of communities demanding a form of lasting retribution for the horrific 2015 […]| Palmetto State Watch
McMaster is doubling down on his nomination of Dr. Simmer for SC’s public health director following a grassroots push to stop Simmer’s confirmation...| Palmetto State Watch
After her daughter was misdiagnosed and paralyzed unnecessarily at the age of 8, Leila Dudley has been a lifelong advocate for those who are or have been subjected to medical malpractice.| Palmetto State Watch
Dr. Simmer's failed career as the head of DHEC during and after the COVID-19 pandemic is on full display in this video compilation...| Palmetto State Watch
With the incoming presidential administration, SC Republicans have no excuse when picking a director to lead SC's public health department.| Palmetto State Watch
