Links to articles on Palmetto Public Record, as well as other stories and online resources we find interesting. Updated regularly by PPR staff, but submissions are always welcome. Email: editor@palmettopublicrecord.orgTumblr (3.0; @palmettorecord)http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9082ecd643e953efe9f6a02d363dd35d/tumblr_mhtm13c70g1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Nikki Haley’s politically-motivated closing of rural unemployment offices</big></p><blockquote><p>Democratic lawmakers say the State Department of Employment and Workforce’s move to shut down 17…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/02/06/nikki-haleys-politically-motivated-closing-of-rural-unemployment-offices/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42457344721http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42457344721Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:48:38 -0500<blockquote><p><strong>Tim Scott rushes the “Anti-Fem Fraternity,” votes against domestic violence prevention -</strong> Given the importance of the female vote — not to mention the Republican Party’s public image of waging a war on women’s rights at every turn — you might think a GOP…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/02/06/morning-record-february-6/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42433710860http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42433710860Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:30:03 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db866aecc04ad21d2184f933b8c08fd0/tumblr_mhrtrjwdCb1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>SC Medicaid director accidentally disproves Gov. Haley’s rationale against expanding Medicaid</big></p><blockquote><p>Gov. Nikki Haley has been crystal clear about her reasons for turning down the optional Medicaid…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/02/05/sc-medicaid-director-accidentally-disproves-gov-haleys-rationale-against-expanding-medicaid/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42386396159http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42386396159Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:40:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6cc4c33e9060a8585882a8a943d87ba8/tumblr_mhrfhbrxCF1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>On Record: What SC health leaders aren’t telling the General Assembly about the Affordable Care Act</big></p><blockquote><p><em>On Record is a regular feature which lets South Carolina’s policy-makers speak their mind about the…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/02/05/on-record-what-sc-health-leaders-arent-telling-the-general-assembly-about-the-affordable-care-act/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42364724939http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42364724939Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:31:59 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f8112967da9ffb2de86d81aafcd8369/tumblr_mhraykoM7E1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Tim Scott rushes the “Anti-Fem Fraternity,” votes against domestic violence prevention</big></p><blockquote><p>In order to win high office in South Carolina or any other state, a politician has to command…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/02/05/tim-scott-rushes-the-anti-fem-fraternity-votes-against-domestic-violence-prevention/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42359741623http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/42359741623Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:54:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e5a04ba73abde06a349004e781b539e/tumblr_mhg7xyRgTm1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>On Record: Who pays state and local taxes in South Carolina?</big></p><blockquote><p><em>On Record is a regular feature which lets South Carolina’s policy-makers speak their mind about the…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/30/on-record-who-pays-state-and-local-taxes-in-south-carolina/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41873094592http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41873094592Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:15:33 -0500<blockquote><p><strong>Curtis Loftis won’t challenge Nikki Haley in 2014 - </strong>The biggest Republican threat to Nikki Haley’s reelection next year has officially announced that he won’t be challenging the governor, <a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/29/curtis-loftis-wont-challenge-nikki-haley-in-2014/?fb_source=pubv1" target="_blank">according to Palmetto Public Record</a>. State Treasurer Curtis Loftis…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/29/morning-record-january-29/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41786047864http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41786047864Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:12:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c7799deb33751ccf3c570d48acc13e4/tumblr_mhe6gcjlU71ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Curtis Loftis won’t challenge Nikki Haley in 2014</big></p><blockquote><p>The biggest Republican threat to Nikki Haley’s reelection next year has officially announced that…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/29/curtis-loftis-wont-challenge-nikki-haley-in-2014/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41784996381http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41784996381Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:48:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c18a4e11a9bd9baa9586b46c9f249a86/tumblr_mhco59wxTI1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Nearly 20 candidates seeking Tim Scott’s old seat as SC-1 filing closes</big></p><blockquote><p>Filing closed at noon on Monday for the congressional seat left vacant by Sen. Tim Scott, with 19…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/28/nearly-20-candidates-seeking-tim-scotts-old-seat-as-sc-1-filing-closes/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41716223162http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41716223162Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:15:09 -0500<blockquote><p><strong>Free Market decides former Jim DeMint staffer should not be a millionaire - </strong>When former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint jumped ship as a lawmaker to join the Heritage Foundation and throw rocks at the Obama administration, his staff doesn’t seem to have…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/28/morning-record-january-28/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41703686678http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41703686678Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:47:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a8f3698e99568e50be05dc3b402a28f4/tumblr_mh77wwY7NA1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Free Market decides former Jim DeMint staffer should not be a millionaire</big></p><blockquote><p>When former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint jumped ship as a lawmaker to join the Heritage…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/25/free-market-decides-former-jim-demint-staffer-should-not-be-a-millionaire/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41460973678http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41460973678Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:36:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6cc4c33e9060a8585882a8a943d87ba8/tumblr_mh6txcXJrf1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>On Record: SC maps show misdirection in the Medicaid expansion debate</big></p><blockquote><p><em>On Record is a regular feature which lets South Carolina’s policy-makers speak their mind about the…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/25/on-record-sc-maps-show-misdirection-in-the-medicaid-expansion-debate/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41442570984http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41442570984Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:34:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9584cfc85d48701b54d4a500d0ed2b9/tumblr_mh54g9AYTd1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Lou Holtz is plum fed up with dang ol’ Obama; John Boehner cheers him up</big></p><blockquote><p>Proving once again that politics and sports make very strange bedfellows, Speaker of the House John…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/24/lou-holtz-is-plum-fed-up-with-dang-ol-obama-john-boehner-cheers-him-up/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41368196696http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41368196696Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:26:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ecf4e5187fb7eafd69bb68dddabfde8/tumblr_mh3z39LD9L1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The 5 most interesting parts of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s State of the City Address</big></p><blockquote><p><em>By Hardy Childers</em></p> <p>Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin offered a bold (if somewhat self-congratulatory)…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/23/the-5-most-interesting-parts-of-columbia-mayor-steve-benjamins-state-of-the-city-address/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41327935079http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41327935079Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:33:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e338d9a205aaf9487e5d76b16f6f0090/tumblr_mh3f3nkH5m1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>GOP bill would give control over elections to partisan officials</big></p><blockquote><p>South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would transfer control over the state’s…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/23/gop-bill-would-give-control-over-elections-to-partisan-officials/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41293181797http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41293181797Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:21:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb9d5e695cdc2b48881ebbb9e6b3ddf1/tumblr_mgzm5zRWtt1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>10 people who think President Obama was sworn in on a</big></p><blockquote><p>President Barack Obama used two Bibles during his swearing-in ceremony on Monday: the Bible used by…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/21/10-people-who-think-president-obama-was-sworn-in-on-a/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41117077977http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/41117077977Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:03:34 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/74166751307d0759336d4eb76fe3a61a/tumblr_mgu9h8tNpQ1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Stephen Colbert’s sister jumps into the SC-1 race for Congress</big></p><blockquote><p>As if the prospect of Mark Sanford’s return to politics wasn’t exciting enough, the race for South…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/18/stephen-colberts-sister-jumps-into-the-sc-1-race-for-congress/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40863182731http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40863182731Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:41:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8381c0e45987153edea4b2ab88f78dd7/tumblr_mgu5n6UNE71ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>SC sheriff wants to nullify gun laws, compares gun control advocates to Nazis</big></p><blockquote><p>Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon announced on Thursday that he will not enforce any new gun…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/18/sc-sheriff-wants-to-nullify-gun-laws-compares-gun-control-advocates-to-nazis/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40857675401http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40857675401Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:18:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9fdab0c36121a86897fb1519480801b1/tumblr_mgsiodtiF81ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>This Week in Cats: SC ranks 42nd in the country for cat ownership</big></p><blockquote><p>Oh great, it looks like South Carolina is at the bottom of <i>yet another </i>national list.</p> <p>According to…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/17/this-week-in-cats-sc-ranks-42nd-in-the-country-for-cat-ownership/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40788953740http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40788953740Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:05:01 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e653d90a742238b4c5a472025b635dbe/tumblr_mgshi2gBeL1ra0d4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>FACT CHECK: The top 5 fibs from Gov. Haley’s 2013 State of the State</big></p><blockquote><p><b>There was quite a lot to fact-check in Gov. Nikki Haley’s second State of the State address…</b></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://palmettopublicrecord.org/2013/01/17/fact-check-the-top-5-fibs-from-gov-haleys-2013-state-of-the-state/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40786907279http://palmettorecord.tumblr.com/post/40786907279Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:39:37 -0500