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SC Lede: Congressional map 'hodgepodge'

State Sen. Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston, speaks on the Senate floor on Jan. 20, 2022 about the proposed congressional map, which he calls a racially-driven gerrymander. The map was approved by the Republican-controlled Senate along party lines and heads to the House for its approval.
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State Sen. Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston, speaks on the Senate floor on Jan. 20, 2022 about the proposed congressional map, which he calls a racially-driven gerrymander. The map was approved by the Republican-controlled Senate along party lines and heads to the House for its approval.

This episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 25, 2022 features: a look at the state Senate debate over its newly passed congressional map; data on the Palmetto State's fluctuating labor force; the latest on the current COVID-19 surge in South Carolina; 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.