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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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The story of how a too-old dam holding too much toxic sludge is getting addressed is a win for citizens, lawmakers, and the press.
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South Carolina remains one of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid access under the Affordable Care Act. A long-awaited report aims to show the state what it's missing out on.
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Ironically, the lack of keeping pace with the influx of residents moving to South Carolina has put the state's commercial real estate market in a good spot.
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Buying a house is getting tougher across South Carolina's demographic spectrum, but borrowers of color are feeling the bigger brunt of eroding affordability.
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The veto was one of 21 line items nixed by the governor Wednesday.
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Habitat for Humanity of York County will provide aid to uninsured residents in Rock Hill's poorest neighborhood, which took the worst of a devastating April storm.
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The COVID-19 pandemic halted a summer feeding program for kids in Marlboro County. It finally returned, in a county where one in three children does not have a guaranteed next meal.
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U.S. rents inched their way closer to record highs in May. Foreclosure filings crept up too. But even as Charlotte metro rents rise, they're not nearing records. Meanwhile, South Carolina escaped May without being a top-5 state for foreclosure filings.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count Data Book, charting factors contributing to healthy children, sees the Palmetto State where it's been for years, among states with the worst overall numbers. Especially alarming is a rise in deaths among children and teens.
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The state Inspector General says nearly $1 million was misspent at Laurens County School District 55 due to mismanagement, not criminal intent.