Maayan Schechter
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(My-yahn) | @SCPublicRadio Statehouse reporter | [email protected] | Prev work: @thestate @greenvillenews @aikenstandard | ATL native
Joined July 2013
As SC lawmakers prep for session starting Jan. 13, asked Gov. McMaster if he supports House/Senate leadership who've stated satisfaction w/ House map so no mid redraw. Yes, he says. In part, says, "I think that we've done our job. I see no need to start the lawsuits up again."
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Clemson President Jim Clements just announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31, as university president. He was president since 2013.
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Trump admin announces $12B in one-time payments to farmers
southcarolinapublicradio.org
The payments are targeted at row crop farmers in the wake of this year's tariff hikes.
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Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill gets probation for showing sealed Alex Murdaugh exhibits to reporters and other charges. But a prosecutor emphasized he couldn't prove she tampered w/ jury that convicted Murdaugh of killing his wife and son
apnews.com
Former South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill has pleaded guilty to showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court.
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Axios reports South Carolina Democrats are courting social media influencers for help to persuade national party officials to pick SC to hold first 2028 prez primary. https://t.co/5OmS0ZqsrQ
axios.com
Go inside the biggest stories shaping the Democrats' quest to win back power and the forces shaping 2028. With Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein.
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Hear why moving to Fulfil as their third ERP was a breath of fresh air.
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In a news conference just now, Rep @NancyMace told me she's *not* leaving the House early but is "100% frustrated" w/ its slow pace: "I'm not retiring. I have no interest in retiring. Am I absolutely frustrated w/ Congress? 100%. Yes. I loathe how slow Congress is."
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Lowcountry shrimpers fight to save a coastal way of life via @VHansenSCRadio
southcarolinapublicradio.org
From lawsuits, to tariffs, to truth in menu laws- Lowcountry shrimpers fight against a growing tide of cheaper imported shrimp that threatens their way of life.
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Nancy Mace has told people she is so frustrated with Johnson and sick of the way he has run the House — particularly how women are treated there — that she is planning to huddle with MTG next week to discuss following her lead and retiring early.
nytimes.com
A small group of G.O.P. women has been among the most vocal in raising what their colleagues say is a broader frustration with the speaker.
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NEW: Gov. Henry McMaster issues executive order eliminating preferred consideration of "minority business enterprises" in state contracts, saying it "incentivizes racial discrimination." Link below. https://t.co/ytEFQfHZlR
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Great story by @jmholdman today: SC mother returns home to community, family support after 6 years in prison for killing her abuser https://t.co/x7LutJqPrk
scdailygazette.com
A Greenwood mother returned to her hometown after six years in prison for killing her abuser. Now she hopes to help other victims of abuse.
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South Carolina's population is estimated to grow 29% from 5.1M in 2020 to 6.6M in 2040, state Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Executive Director Frank Rainwater tells lawmakers on the House's SCDOT Modernization Ad Hoc Full Committee. Livestream:
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Nancy Mace’s campaign manager has resigned + is no longer working on her SC gubernatorial bid. Austin McCubbin, who was her CM for ‘22 congressional race + Trump’s SC state director in ‘24, writes he is “100% breaking with her campaign out of loyalty to the president.” #scpol
Nancy Mace has yet again decided to turn her back on MAGA to hug the political cactus that is the Rand Paul + Thomas Massie wing of the Party. I have notified her and her team that I am resigning because of this. My name has been used publicly, while going back on her word to
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The Offices Only a Newsperson Could Love https://t.co/G2ZBSKrkth
newyorker.com
Ann Hermes spent six years documenting American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action.
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Historically low childhood vaccination rates in one South Carolina county, combined with growing vaccine skepticism throughout the country, set the stage for an October measles outbreak, @laurenmsausser reports.
scdailygazette.com
Historically low childhood vaccination rates in one SC county, combined with growing vaccine skepticism, set the stage for a measles outbreak
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The town council reached a decision about the town administrator in executive session with no public vote after? https://t.co/YA0obRKlki
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Atlas: “I was sitting across from Anthony Fauci in August of 2020, and he looked at me and said, ‘One of the biggest problems is the American public is not afraid enough.’ This was the task force… it’s a completely unethical way to do public health.”
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In Camden, Maine, at the Villager Cafe, customers can have their breakfast or lunch with a side of news, a weekly newspaper called The Midcoast Villager, which the cafe helps support. Both are owned by longtime Maine media mogul Reade Brower, who talks with Martha Teichner about
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Not sure why redistricting articles about South Carolina seem to be forgetting to include what both Republican House and Senate leadership have said about mid decade redrawing.
Notable part in the SC Senate GOP Caucus react to today's SC Supreme Court decision on redistricting: "While numerous red states hurry to undergo mid-decade redistricting, South Carolina rests easy knowing Republican Senators finished the job following the 2020 census."
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SC's legislative watchdog agency released its long-anticipated review of the Charter Institute at Erskine today. The report corroborated much of my reporting over the past two years and recommended lawmakers clarify gaps in SC's charter schools law. https://t.co/JogXEyGPqv
thestate.com
The Legislative Audit Council’s probe, launched in September 2024, sought to answer questions about the Charter Institute at Erskine’s financial ties to charter school vendors
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Ex-Rep. RJ May, awaiting sentencing in January for child sex abuse material charges, has been charged by the SC revenue department with 3 counts failing to file/pay state income taxes from 2022-2024. DOR found his gross income in excess of $323K for the 3 years. He owes $14K+.
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Agree that Finlay Park doesn’t feel like you’re in Columbia. 10/10. Walkability — like putting a stop sign and pedestrian cross walk at Park and Taylor — needs to get better so that everyone can safely get to what is a really great park.
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