Bourbon in The Back Room

Vincent and Joel sit down with newly elected Superintendent of Education for the State of South Carolina, Ellen Weaver. They discuss the constitutionally elected position of Superintendent, how S.C.'s education system is structured, the billions of dollars going to education, increasing funding, bus drivers, teachers, and so much more. Learn about the rural infrastructure fund, the new - science backed - reading curriculum, and how we can support education moving forward!

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's most controversial bills. 

Join Senators Sheheen and Lourie in this week's episode where they take a deeper look at upcoming legislation and lawmakers' actions in S.C.

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Vincent and Joel sit down with Senator and Attorney, Marlon Kimpson. They discuss the new abortion case in front of the Supreme Court of S.C., Senator Kimpson's pending retirement, career politicians vs. public servants, leadership, republican candidates for president - including the two from South Carolina, the republican super-majority in South Carolina, and how Tim Scott is actually a nice guy. 

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's most controversial bills. 

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Vincent and Joel sit down with one of SC’s most experienced legislators, Charleston’s own Rep. Leon Stavrinakis. They dive deep into SC’s new abortion law, the house ways and means committee, David Agnew, how Rep. Stavrinakis’ County Counsel redistricting led to his election to the House, how Charleston flipped blue, and changing demographics. Further, they talk about the budget deadlock, higher education funding, how the representative came from a tiny island in Greece, SCOUT MOTORS, teacher pay, a loss of political Comity, and so much more. 

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's most controversial bills. 

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Sine Die and the end of session create a fervor of activity at the State's Capital! Vincent and Guest Host, Senator Katrina Shealy, sit down and have a few drinks at Bourbon on Main Street across from the Capitol Building. As Senators and Representatives finish up session, they walk across the street, join in on the drinks, and answer some pressing questions for South Carolina's most informational insider political podcast - Bourbon in the Back Room!

Sen. Katrina Shealy, Sen. Sandy Senn, Sen. Josh Kimbrell, Rep, Beth Bernstein, Rep. Russell Ott, Rep. Todd Rutherford, Senator Sean Bennett, Rep. Seth Rose, Rep. Cody Mitchell, Rep. Will Wheeler III, and many more stop by to discuss the highlights of the year, certificates of need, the upcoming abortion filibuster, hate crime legislation, paid leave for teachers, bipartisan legislating, and the increasingly fractured republican party!

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the General Assembly's controversial bills. 

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Vincent and Joel sit down with Chuck Todd - Moderator for NBC's Meet the Press, NBC News Political Director, and Adjunct Professor at John Hopkins University - to talk history and politics in South Carolina. 
They get down in the details and discuss South Carolina's important role on a national scale, individually address each new South Carolina Presidential Candidate and their ambitions, and dig through some exciting moments from Chuck Todd's past. 
Hear Vincent and Chuck Todd's biggest fan - Joel Lourie - have a intriguing and personal conversation about the past, present, and future of S.C. politics. 

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's controversial bills. 

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Joel and Special Guest Host Representative Beth Bernstein, take the show on the road and onto the STAGE with this special live episode at the The League of Women Voters Biennial Convention! Hear about increasingly hateful and isolationist nature of politics and the damage it’s doing to our government. 
 In this riveting interview, your hosts talk to esteemed representative Rita Allison and dig into controversial upcoming legislation and court rulings, Judicial reform, private school vouchers, SC as an abortion destination,  republican’s presidential race to the bottom,  becoming a moderate republican, running for lieutenant Governor, and then they take a deep dive into education policy in South Carolina. 

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's controversial bills. 

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Vincent and Joel sit down with freshman representative Heather Bauer to talk about what it’s like to be a new legislator. They discuss  tenacious politics and bringing politics back to the personal level, how to run a grassroots campaign, highlighting abortion issues for swing voters, and when to run on a single issue. 

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's most controversial bills. 

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Vincent and Joel sit down with Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Representative Bruce W. Bannister. They discuss the budget, how it really works behind the scenes, the Freedom Caucus's Extremism and its negative impacts, the practice of Family Law, leadership in the upstate, and what it was like to test whether   DONALD TRUMP's HAIR WAS REAL. 

Hear about the downfall of South Carolina's Comptroller General and who may replace him, listen to the recent developments on Medical Marijuana, Economic development and Scout Motor's new facility in the midlands, the arguments for Judicial Appointment reform, How the budget really works, and so much more!

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Vincent and Joel sit down with Sumter's own Senator J. Thomas McElveen III and discuss S.C.'s crazy death penalty abortion bill, hate crime legislation, the new State budget and how it works, big pay raises coming to state employees, tax relief, the Comptroller General's grievous mistake, Scout Motor's economic development in the midlands, the Upcoming Presidential Election, and so much more!

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's most controversial bills. 

Join Senators Sheheen and Lourie in this week's episode where they take a deeper look at upcoming legislation and lawmakers' actions in S.C. 

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Vincent and Joel sit down with Chairman of the Senate Education Commitee, Greg Hembree and discuss the need for criminal justice reform, the SC Charter School Experiment, The House Freedom Caucus SUING the House Ethics Committee, open carry of weapons, the state of the death penalty, and so much more!

Get your latest Statehouse update and hear firsthand the rationale behind some of the legislature's most controversial bills. 

Join Senators Sheheen and Lourie in this week's episode where they take a deeper look at upcoming legislation and lawmakers' actions in S.C. 

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