Scott Morgan
Reporter, ProducerScott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for South Carolina Public Radio, based in Rock Hill. He cut his teeth as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Jersey before finding a home in public radio in Texas. Scott joined South Carolina Public Radio in March of 2019. His work has appeared in numerous national and regional publications as well as on NPR and MSNBC. He's won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work including a national Edward R. Murrow.
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OCSO is the first local law enforcement agency in the Upstate to adopt Prepared Live. Officers say it has the potential to be a game changer for public safety. -
A lawsuit claims officers fired approximately 50 rounds at a despondent man on what was supposed to be a wellness check. The sheriff's office claims officers reacted appropriately to a man with a gun.
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Technology makes managing properties easier, but it's having other effects on residents who rent. You might not be able to easily resolve your issues with your landlord, or you might not even get an apartment because of an error you can't see.
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Several nonprofits and agencies exist to help you navigate your way through debt and financing in South Carolina. And for free.
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South Carolina’s debt situation is bad. But all is not lost. In this episode of InDebted, we wrap up the series with a look at what some of South Carolina’s greatest thinkers, lawmakers, and lenders are doing to address the Palmetto State’s ecosystem of debt.
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RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit based in New York, buys medical debt through donations, then wipes those debts clean. It's a solution rooted in its CEO's impatience with waiting for the system to fix itself.
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Debt is not just a poor person's plight. People with good credit and equity are like a buffet to lenders who want a piece of your wealth. And they have fantastically complicated contract language to distract you with.
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You do not need to be poor to get caught in the cycle of debt. On this episode of InDebted, a look at how even those with good credit and successful businesses can fall victim to predators and end up in financial trouble.
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South Carolina has a high percentage of uninsured residents. That's not helping the state's place among the most debt-burdened.
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South Carolina is second only to West Virginia in the share of residents with medical debt in collections. The why is a tangle of healthcare costs, disproportionate incomes, and low insurance rates. For starters.
