South Carolina Lede

SC Lede: Frosty Inflation

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Inflation increased 0.8% in November according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor pushing the annual rate to a 6.8% year over year increase, something we haven’t seen since 1982.
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On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for December 14, 2021: details on the indictment of a state lawmaker; plans by Gov. Henry McMaster on how to spend $525 million from a settlement with the federal government; what the economy could look like in 2022; 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.