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What will it take to "reopen" South Carolina? Health editor Lauren Sausser and Columbia bureau chief Andy Shain joined us to talk about how South Carolina's outbreak compares to other states, why some restrictions have already been lifted and what state officials' next move may be. Listen to find out.

The race between U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and former S.C. Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison is shaping up to be the most expensive in the state's history. We talked with political reporter Jamie Lovegrove to get some insight on this race and what it says about South Carolina politics.

Two years ago today, America's deadliest outbreak of prison violence in 25 years broke out at a maximum-security prison in South Carolina. The public was told very little about what happened that night, so the Post and Courier set out to change that. Reporters Jennifer Berry Hawes and Stephen Hobbs give us a behind-the-scenes look at how they did it.

Education reporter Jenna Schiferl joined us — virtually, just like last week, since our reporters are working from home — to talk about how coronavirus closures have affected every level of education in South Carolina.

Health editor Lauren Sausser and health and business reporter Mary Katherine Wildeman joined us again — this time virtually since most of our newsroom is working from home — to talk about how the pandemic has escalated in South Carolina and what might come in the weeks ahead.

We sat down with health editor Lauren Sausser and health and business reporter Mary Katherine Wildeman to talk about how COVID-19 has impacted South Carolina so far and what we could see next. Listen to find out.

"Clarity or cluster" — Caitlin Byrd is here to talk about the 2020 Democratic Primary coming up in a few days. Why does this matter so much? Who's in the lead? Why is our primary open? And will GOP voters attempt to sow chaos? We've got the answers.

You’ve likely seen CBD products popping up everywhere and heard about farmers growing hemp all over the state. In September, John Pendarvis was arrested for growing hemp on unlicensed land, making him the first farmer in the state to be charged for this crime. But the punishment wasn’t specified, leaving some interesting legal questions.

SC's presidential primary is the first in the south and one of the first nationwide. Here's how that came to be and why it matters so much.

After acrimony and distrust, organizers decided not to build the $100 million National Medal of Honor Museum here in South Carolina. At look at what happened, how the project got derailed, and what's happening instead.