...and he'll proudly accept the redneck label.Sen. Jake Knotts said the Republican Party should embrace the redneck...got a red neck from working in the sun," said Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, rattling off a list of rednecks...
...and he'll proudly accept the redneck label.Sen. Jake Knotts said the Republican Party should embrace the redneck...got a red neck from working in the sun," said Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, rattling off a list of rednecks...
...citizen, not as a member of the Guard.Michael Haley is an officer the South Carolina Army National Guard.Sen. Jake Knotts, a Lexington Republican who has often clashed with Gov. Haley, called late Tuesday for Michael Haley to resign his...
...said the co-sponsors believed the law needed to be very specific on what is considered official business.Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, said he believes officials should use the planes only to fly outside the state, for economic...
...telling people, 'Don't vote straight party,'" said Katrina Shealy, who's seeking to run against state Sen. Jake Knotts in Lexington County.The ballot dust-up stemmed from her GOP race, as two Lexington County voters filed the initial...
...major party candidate in 22 competitive races. But the lone win was a big one ? Katrina Shealy beat longtime Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia. It was a lawsuit filed against Shealy that led to the ballot chaos."There are a whole bunch...
...Gov. Nikki Haley's desk."It's a great day for South Carolina and the unemployed people of the state," Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, said after the vote. "We welcome Amazon!"Haley opposes the measure but has repeatedly said...
...was really exciting for me," she said afterward, beaming.The measure started with Mary Grace's letter to Sen. Jake Knotts, saying she was inspired by a class field trip to the Statehouse in March, when she took Gov. Nikki Haley's often-used...
...took to Facebook to ask voters to contact their legislators. South Carolina governors are limited to two terms.Sen. Jake Knotts had proposed waiting until 2018. Knotts, who has strained relations with Haley, said he was trying to take politics...
...measure in March 2011, but asked whether the two should begin running together in 2014.An amendment proposed by Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, changed that to 2018 ? a move he contends improves its chances.The change clearly riled Gov...