Russ McKinney
Reporter, ProducerRuss McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.
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While meant to ensure South Carolina avoids future energy crises, critics claim the bill gives electric utility companies a “blank check” to build mega-projects financed by rate-payers. -
South Carolina lawmakers want to make the state's top financial accountant, called the comptroller general, an appointed position rather than elected. But first they need approval from voters. -
Justice John Kittredge will succeed Chief Justice Don Beatty, who is the court's only Black justice. Beatty will retire from the court this summer. -
State Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, introduced a resolution that directs the state treasurer to freeze $1.8 billion sitting in a state account until lawmakers can sort the money out.
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SC lawmakers say they want to ensure utilities can produce enough energy to meet needs of the fast-growing state -
South Carolina lawmakers are taking sweeping action to consolidate, with the goal to hopefully improve the delivery of health care services in the state. -
After being approved by the Senate in 2022, the leadership in the House allowed the measure to die on a procedural ruling without any debate or official votes. -
The South Carolina Senate started debate over Sen. Tom Davis' medical marijuana bill on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Senators ended the week without taking a vote. -
If the bill becomes law, it would see the state departments of Mental Health, Disability and Special Needs, Health and Human Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, and the Office on Aging consolidate with DHEC’s Division of Public Health. -
A debate regarding House Bill 3694, known as "Constitutional Carry," heads into second week.
