Upstate Tea Party members at recent SC House hearing

State lawmakers are off this week and will return to Columbia on April 13. When they return, they will be the focus of attention of the Tea Party groups in the state.

The conservative arm of the Republican Party gained momentum this time last year, with large-scale rallies on tax day in the state and in Washington. There will be a couple of Tea Party rallies coming up this month, but the attention is now shifting from Congress and the White House to the Statehouse.

Harry Kibler, spokesman for the Upstate Coalition of Conservative Groups says, “I know that the number of folks who have went up recently have diminished, but  I also see the number of people being actively involved in their state government and even on a county level, I see that increasing.” [Read more...]