Mick Zais Picked to Be Betsy DeVos’ Right-Hand Man

Ellen Weaver comments on the nomination of former SC Superintendent of Education Mick Zais' nomination to be Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.
Ellen Weaver comments on the nomination of former SC Superintendent of Education Mick Zais' nomination to be Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.
Two big health care announcements out of Washington this week are a bright spot for patients and people who value the Constitution.
Palmetto Promise Institute works to champion the principles of freedom and opportunity in South Carolina.
Let’s hope for the sake of our health – and our wallets – that Americans remember Margaret Thatcher’s prescient admonition: 'The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
Tom Anderson Roe Jr. (1927-2000)--Greenville native, Furman graduate, and successful businessman--was the founder of the state-based policy network. 25 years later, he is surely smiling down from heaven on a thriving movement "built for such a time as this."
How just two words - "significant nexus" - started a firestorm around water regulation and the jurisdiction of the EPA.
Palmetto Promise Institute is shaping the national debate on education. As part of a coalition of state and national policy leaders, PPI joined 12 other organizations in signing a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (read the official press release) urging the Trump Administration to respect the primary role of states when proposing any new
Former SC Legislator explains federalism to The Beltway
For the sake of the states’ budgets and competitive federalism, it’s time for Congress and the states to say “no more” to sea-monster-sized, bureaucratic mandates.
Discouraged by the national political scene? Then don’t discount local South Carolina elections. After all, real conservatives love federalism!