Bidenomics in three pictures
Oran P. Smith, Ph.D
A Work, Justice, and Quality of Life Agenda for 2021
Palmetto Promise Team
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With No Word from South Carolina Supreme Court, the Palmetto State’s Faulty Asset Forfeiture System Rolls Along
Wes Thomas
It’s been more than 18 months since the Court first heard the case and the state’s civil asset forfeiture system continues uninhibited.
“Online Choice Act” Is the Wrong Cure for Reining in Big Tech
Wes Thomas
Big Tech is a big problem. Whether one is a Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, there is near universal agreement that this massive online oligarchy is out of control. But the proposed solution getting the most attention is in many ways worse than the problem – and it doesn’t even address what concerns us most. Sound familiar?
South Carolina’s Election Reform Bill: What Did It Do?
Oran P. Smith, Ph.D
It is no surprise then that our friends at the Foundation for Governmental Accountability rated the new South Carolina election law Number 1 in America.
Sine Die: Initial Recap of the 2021-22 SC Legislative Session
Oran P. Smith, Ph.D
A few weeks before the 2021-22 session began, Palmetto Promise Institute published our Palmetto Playbook making recommendations on issues like education, healthcare, energy, quality of life, and taxation & spending. How did we do?
Election Reforms Bills Moving
Oran P. Smith, Ph.D
Thanks to strong state laws and aggressive legal initiatives taken to defend them (one of which was fought—and won—before the US Supreme Court) South Carolina has preempted many problems and largely avoided debacles like those experienced by our neighbors in Georgia and elsewhere.
2022 in View: Don’t Forget About Criminal Justice Reform
Matthew Latzer
H.4586 would open up the opportunity for criminal record expungement to more people and bring South Carolina’s criminal record expungement laws in line with the rest of the nation.
Report: How SC can open more opportunities for small farmers
Jeremy Ward
South Carolina lost 441 farms between 2012 and 2017, especially in rural counties. Part of that is surely due to broader trends of market consolidation as well as a slough of untimely droughts and hurricanes – but could outdated and entrepreneurship-killing regulations be contributing too?
Happy Free Speech Week!
Oran P. Smith, Ph.D
This week, October 18-22, is the 17th annual observance of Free Speech Week in America. When we think of threats to Freedom of Speech, our minds naturally go to powerful examples from history.
Bidenomics in three pictures
Oran P. Smith, Ph.D
As the Biden Administration continues to try to cram through more disastrous economic policy, recent lackluster national jobs numbers continue to tell the sad tale. And right here in South Carolina, employers are feeling those impacts hard. They are taking drastic measures to find workers and stay open. Here at PPI, we have been collecting photos from business owners and managers who have gone to great lengths to explain to their customers what they are going through.