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How is it possible that our State Treasurer, Curtis Loftis, is unable to account for an almost $2B balance in a bank account that had to be brought to his attention by a newly appointed State Comptroller? (AP<\/a>)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n How is it conceivable that Governor McMaster didn’t respond with outrage? He didn’t even raise his voice or bat an eye! Instead, he shrugged his shoulders and signed off on millions of dollars worth of forensic auditors to figure this out. (WLTX19<\/a>)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Surely, our local Representative, John R. McCravy III, would’ve flexed his fiscally conservative bona fides and weighed in on this scandal. Did he? No. Not a peep.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Rep McCravy signed onto an earmark for $1.5 million to build a Bible school in Greenville. Not only was this forbidden by the South Carolina State Constitution, he admitted to not even having read it when he put his name on it!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Burns and McCravy both said they hadn\u2019t read the proposal before sponsoring the project (The State<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This led to a lawsuit costing the state even more money to defend this budget item. Ultimately, the state lost. And so did we the taxpayers. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For years, South Carolina maintained an illegal immigration hotline to the tune of $35,000 a year.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The number of calls received by this “hotline” over five years?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A big fat…<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/kimlerforsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zero.png” title_text=”Zero” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n In April, South Carolina lawmakers debated about what to do with more than half a billion dollars in budget surplus this year. (WCSC<\/a>)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-1px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Later, an investigative report revealed\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nSigning Onto Earmarks Without Reading Them<\/h3>\n
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(The State<\/a>)<\/p>\nAn “Illegal Immigration” Hotline That Received Zero Calls?<\/h3>\n
Bragging About Budget Surpluses While Allowing Kids To Go Hungry<\/h4>\n
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