By: Erin Parrot https://www.fitsnews.com/2025/12/02/former-s-c-lawmaker-strikes-plea-deal-ahead-of-trial/ In a last minute development, former South Carolina state lawmaker Rick Martin struck a plea deal with prosecutors one day after his trial was scheduled to begin in Newberry County. As we  exclusively reported  at the time, the third-term state lawmaker was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor in December of 2021 after he “did knowingly and willfully

By: Andy Tsubasa Field https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/business/woman-prisma-plastic-surgeon-diaphragm/article_6ff057f3-eb15-4611-a0ec-d03aa5930a60.html COLUMBIA — A Richland County resident is suing Prisma Health and one of its plastic surgeons alleging he permanently injured the nerve that controls her diaphragm and left her with lasting breathing problems. In a lawsuit filed in Richland County court, Sheri Callahan, 54, alleges Dr. Mirsad Mirza Mujadzic of Prisma

David Pascoe: “Power, not justice, determines who gets a seat on the state’s highest court.” By: FITSForum & David Pascoe https://www.fitsnews.com/2025/12/02/guest-column-s-c-supreme-court-becomes-political-spoils-system/ Here we go again. Another round of cronyism at the Statehouse. Another example of insiders elevating insiders at the expense of the people of South Carolina. And this time, the stakes could not be higher, because they are doing it with our Supreme Court. Whi

By: The Editorial Staff https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/sc-judges-selection-legislature-governor-doge/article_a69416db-878b-4400-aa50-e246526948b6.html When South Carolina’s Legislature undertakes reforms to address a long-simmering problem, it usually avoids that topic for several years — whether that’s because lawmakers want to give the reforms time to take hold or because they’ve spent all the political capital they intend to on the topic. In either event