South Carolina Policy Council

We are a research & public policy organization that identifies barriers to freedom & empowers citizens to eliminate them. Our team watches state government & alerts citizens to government overreach, corruption, and secretive decision-making. We produce hard-hitting, non-partisan analysis of legislation being debated in the Statehouse along with award-winning investigative journalism through TheNerve.org. Support SCPC & you'll be helping keep SC government honest and accountable to taxpayers.

The South Carolina Policy Council was founded in 1986 as an independent, private, non-partisan research organization to promote the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty and responsibility in the state of South Carolina.

The South Carolina Policy Council works for the citizens of South Carolina. Our goal is simple and we call it "the freest state agenda." Every day, our team fights to make South Carolina the state with (1) the most accountable and least powerful state government; (2) most opportunity for citizens; (3) most choice in education, healthcare, energy; (4) most protected constitutional rights and (5) most independence from federal mandates and long-term debt. We produce research and investigative journalism to produce actionable change in SC government.

Testimonials

"I support SCPC because of their diligence for the truth. They are always concerned with transparent and ethical government that serves the citizens, not the special interests." - W. Howard, Greenville

"SCPC is an invaluable resource to all South Carolinians who care about their state. The research done by the Policy Council is thorough and timely and helps us to understand areas in our state government that need to be addressed to help make SC the freest state in the country. Articles published by The Nerve keep us up-to-date on some of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans that go on in Columbia that often go unreported by the mainstream media." - T. Sullivan, Aiken

"If you want to know, and understand, what is going on in South Carolina government, start at the South Carolina Policy Council." - R. Tate, Greenville