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SC Lede: 'This is Not a Close Call'

Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks with reporters after participating in a infrastructure roundtable in North Charleston. Graham said if the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill he supported doesn’t pass it would be a failure for states that desperately need investment.
Gavin Jackson
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Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks with reporters after participating in a infrastructure roundtable in North Charleston. Graham said if the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill he supported doesn’t pass it would be a failure for states that desperately need investment.

This episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 2, 2021, features: a look at the latest legal decisions regarding mask mandates in the Palmetto State; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on the debate in Washington over infrastructure; updates on COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant people; and more.

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.