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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The South Carolina Manufacturer’s Alliance and the state Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 14 announced the two will combine into one group, South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce. -
Russell Laffitte, a former bank CEO who pleaded guilty to helping in Alex Murdaugh's financial schemes, was sentenced on state charges on Oct. 13. His sentence will run concurrent with his federal sentence. -
The S.C. Department of Public Health said Oct. 8 that seven of 10 confirmed cases of measles were connected to the current outbreak in Spartanburg County since Sept. 25. -
Early voting in the primary races for three S.C. Statehouse seats started Oct. 6.Voters in House Districts 21 and 88 and Senate District 12 can vote early in the special election primaries through Oct. 17. -
An S.C. Senate Medical Affairs panel discussed a restrictive abortion ban — S. 323 — on Oct. 1. The bill would outlaw abortion and eliminate exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal anomalies. -
A South Carolina judge on Oct.1 rejected a request brought by a Calhoun County voter to block the State Election Commission from sharing sensitive voter information with the U.S. Department of Justice. -
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Former South Carolina Republican Rep. RJ May pleaded guilty Sept. 29 to five counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. Each charges carries a sentence of five to 20 years in federal prison. -
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The State Election Commission voted Sept. 17 to remove Executive Director Howard Knapp. The vote comes as the SEC has been working with the Department of Justice on the release of state voter information.
