Maayan Schechter
Reporter, ProducerMaayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with South Carolina Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
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Scout said the expansion will create 200 new jobs, an investment of more than $82 million spread across locations in Duncan, Piedmont and Spartanburg. -
Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, called President Trump's Truth Social post that used an anti-transgender slur a "distraction." The post also drew criticism from a former South Carolina governor. -
Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and Democratic South Carolina Rep. Jermaine Johnson will square off in an Oct. 6 debate before the Nov. 3 general election. -
Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly spoke to voters in Mauldin on Oct. 2, part of an October swing through the state with other possible 2028 Democratic hopefuls to help stump for Democratic candidates. -
Gov. Henry McMaster on Sept. 23, 2026, weighed in on whether South Carolina should consider a moratorium on data center development as several counties decide to hit pause amid residential pushback. -
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and state leaders met with commanders from South Carolina's military installations on Sept. 23, 2026, to discuss the status and needs of each base. -
South Carolina lawmakers in both the House and Senate have created special committees to analyze artificial intelligence, from risks to where they may be able to place guardrails. -
The S.C. Supreme Court heard arguments Sept. 15 over whether Gov. Henry McMaster had the legal authority to deploy state National Guard troops to Washington D.C. to help with President Trump's anti-crime effort. -
South Carolina will stay "first in the South" on the Republican Party's 2028 presidential primary calendar, putting the state behind Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. -
Gov. McMaster presented former S.C. Sen. Roger Nutt, a Spartanburg Republican who resigned his seat after an Alzheimer's diagnosis, with the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian honor.
