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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South Carolina Rep. RJ May, a Lexington County Republican who cofounded the House Freedom Caucus, was indicted on federal charges of distributing child sex abuse material. Following indictment, House Speaker suspends May. -
RJ May, a Lexington County Republican lawmaker, was taken into custody Wednesday on pending federal charges. -
South Carolina's state spending plan that goes into effect July 1 includes a budget attachment, called a proviso, that raises lawmakers' pay for in-district expenses to $2,500-a-month, up from $1,000-a-month. -
More than 860,000 customers in South Carolina get their electricity through Duke Energy. -
"AESC fully intends to meet our commitments to invest $1.6 billion and create 1,600 jobs in the coming years," an AESC spokesman said June 5, 2025. -
"I'm a son of District 50," Keishan Scott, 24, told SC Public Radio. "District 50 is where I was born and raised, so I understand what it takes to move us forward." -
South Carolina state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, a Richland County Democrat, announced he is considering a bid for governor in 2026. -
South Carolina Democrats heard from Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Tim Walz of Minnesota to kick off South Carolina Democratic Party's convention weekend. -
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers. -
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers.
