South Carolina Lede

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 7, 2024: a look at what lawmakers did when they returned to Columbia, briefly, this week, ahead of the start of the legislative session on Jan. 14.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 3, 2024: look at what lawmakers will be doing when they return to Columbia this week; we hear from two professors about more ramifications from Election 2024, including the role of social media, as well as how the geopolitical economy could shift; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 23, 2024: we look at the first estimate of how much money lawmakers will have to budget with next year; we look at the material and the process involved with a state education panel’s evaluation of four books to be removed from classrooms across the S.C.; we follow up on Nancy Mace and her part in a Congressional UAP hearing, as well as an update on U.S. House bathroom policy; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 19, 2024: we hear from state House Republican leaders on their priorities for next session; we get the final recount numbers in for one of the four Senate Democratic seats Republicans flipped; we take a look at leadership changes in the U.S. Senate; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 16, 2024: host Gavin Jackson has a conversation with Wall Street Journal reporter and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bauerlein on her book The Devil at his Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 12, 2024: we get some final election 2024 numbers and take a look at priorities from Republicans in the Statehouse up to Congress; SC Public Radio’s Russ McKinney reports on the state’s growing energy needs; a look at South Carolinians making moves and who isn’t joining the Trump administration from our state; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 9, 2024: we look at Election 2024 with a recap of the presidential, congressional, and state house races, and give you in-depth analysis from party leaders, politicos, and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 5, 2024: America votes! It is election day in America; we look at what some pastors from across the state preached from the pulpit on Sunday; we also look at which counties have sales tax referendums on the ballot; a look at what books may be banned from middle and high school classrooms this week; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 2, 2024: a special crossover of the Lede and “This Week in South Carolina,” taped live at SCETV’s studios in Columbia. Gavin is joined by Associated Press national politics reporter Meg Kinnard and South Carolina Public Radio’s Maayan Schechter to discuss Election 2024 up and down the ballot before a studio audience.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 29, 2024: we hear more from State Election Commission Director Howard Knapp; the latest from S.C. teenagers who have been disenfranchised by the SCDMV that failed to register them to vote; a new poll on what S.C. voters think is most important this election; and more!