The South Carolina Policy Council was established in 1986 as an independent, private, non-partisan research organization with a mission to promote the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty and responsibility in South Carolina.
Update 7/16/2026: The conference committee met twice last week, on July 14 and July 15. Little progress was made during either meeting, as negotiations rema...
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from Great Britain. Two days later, on July 4, delegates approved the final text of t...
The Tuesday, June 23, 2026 runoffs are in the books. With the dust settling, the Republican side of the ticket for statewide offices is now set. In the g...
The best way to build citizens’ trust in government is through greater transparency, and few modern innovations embody transparency more effectively than liv...